Hamilton vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$2174
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
569K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 35% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1784th and 3460th ($2017 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th 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 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 239th and 412th 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
$18.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2185
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2142
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1783
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2089
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2370
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$1966
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1899
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$1946
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1846
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2056
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1977
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1554
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2453
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2267
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1861
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2009
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2291
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1680
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2183
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2432
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2021
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2145
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2101
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2100
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2082
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2056
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1554
116 km or 72 mi London
$1936
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1840
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1849
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2195
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1910
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1799

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536