Helsinki vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$991
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
687K
1.25M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 35% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2068th and 4144th ($1990 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 48th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Sharjah

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Helsinki Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$7922

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492