Madrid vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	66
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.25M

The cost of living in Madrid is 42% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1962nd and 4204th ($2015 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Spain and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 142nd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sharjah

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	Madrid	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$6883

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483