Hamilton vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
569K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 30% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2004th and 3851st ($2006 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in Canada and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 265th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sharjah

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Hamilton Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469