Johannesburg vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$487
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.25M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 28% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5069th and 3679th ($1079 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5446th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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