Hamilton vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$2228
😷 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 43% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1463rd and 3679th ($2154 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 241st and 386th 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
$14.9
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2297
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2266
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1884
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2267
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2472
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2086
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2012
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2127
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1975
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2095
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1762
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2575
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2332
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1971
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1798
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2398
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1814
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2051
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2597
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2041
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2009
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2007
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$1986
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$1964
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1635
116 km or 72 mi London
$2040
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1598
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1999
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1966
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2038
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1865

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