Hamilton vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$2079
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2679
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
569K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 48% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1725th and 4204th ($2103 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 176th and 312th 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
$19
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1163
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1899
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1884
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12302
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19470
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2193
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1844
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2010
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2326
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2012
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1998
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2033
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2038
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2071
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1928
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1705
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2464
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2241
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1869
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2049
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2242
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1683
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2187
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2449
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2109
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1868
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2021
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2083
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2082
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1564
116 km or 72 mi London
$1931
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1925
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1443
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2180
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1936
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1659

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483