Madrid vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.25M

The cost of living in Madrid is 26% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2194th and 3679th ($1889 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 149th and 386th 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
$15.3
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$5054

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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