Lisbon vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lisbon Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1738
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4010
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1101
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1921
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
546K
1.25M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 16% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2758th and 3679th ($1738 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Portugal and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Portugal vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 437th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lisbon vs Sharjah infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lisbon vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Lisbon and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lisbon Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.76
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1300
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2473
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6911
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3548
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.48
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.6
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16143
$5054

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lisbon

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Almada
$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Amadora
$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Queluz
$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Odivelas
$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi Barreiro
$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi Amora
$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi Seixal
$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi Oeiras
$1618
13 km or 8 mi Agualva-Cacem
$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi Loures
$1453
17 km or 10 mi Montijo
$1491
18 km or 11 mi Moita
$1408
18 km or 11 mi Algueirao-Mem Martins
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Sintra
$1534
22 km or 14 mi Cascais
$1834
28 km or 17 mi Mafra
$1412
29 km or 18 mi Palmela
$1357
30 km or 19 mi Vila Franca de Xira
$1202
31 km or 19 mi Sesimbra
$1266
32 km or 20 mi Setubal
$1348
39 km or 24 mi Alenquer
$1312
42 km or 26 mi Torres Vedras
$1350
42 km or 26 mi Benavente
$1323
47 km or 29 mi Azambuja
$1314
47 km or 29 mi Salvaterra de Magos
$1321
58 km or 36 mi Cartaxo
$1301
61 km or 38 mi Lourinha
$1425
71 km or 44 mi Santarem
$1237
72 km or 45 mi Almeirim
$1256
73 km or 45 mi Peniche
$1624
77 km or 48 mi Caldas da Rainha
$1206
90 km or 56 mi Santiago do Cacem
$1351
94 km or 58 mi Alcobaca
$1275
101 km or 63 mi Torres Novas
$1213
103 km or 64 mi Porto de Mos
$1249
111 km or 69 mi Evora
$1228
115 km or 72 mi Ourem
$1221
117 km or 72 mi Marinha Grande
$1235
118 km or 73 mi Tomar
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Abrantes
$1162

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