Izmir vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$437	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	65
😀 Quality of life	68	83
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.25M

The cost of living in Izmir is 39% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5990th and 3460th ($909 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Izmir compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3369th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Sharjah

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	Izmir	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$7169

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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