Helsinki vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
676K
1.25M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 29% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2046th and 3679th ($1936 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Finland and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Finland vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 37th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$5054

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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