London vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	99	83
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.25M

The cost of living in London is 121% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 58th and 3460th ($3296 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sharjah

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	London	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$7169

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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