Glasgow vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
626K
1.25M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 34% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1833rd and 3679th ($2013 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 7th in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 19th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$5054

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

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