Johannesburg vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$403
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
61
82
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.25M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 44% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5921st and 3028th ($908 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5184th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541