Gold Coast vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
65
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
608K
1.25M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 53% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1120th and 3679th ($2300 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Australia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 209th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Sharjah

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Gold Coast Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$5054

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

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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