Istanbul vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$649	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	65
😀 Quality of life	76	83
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.25M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 16% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4347th and 3460th ($1248 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 850th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Sharjah

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	Istanbul	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$7169

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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