Frankfurt vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
65
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
759K
1.25M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 18% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2040th and 3028th ($1902 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 38th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$5193

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541