Frankfurt vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
65
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
773K
1.25M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 40% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1589th and 3679th ($2102 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 36th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$5054

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507