Manchester vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$2174
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
548K
1.25M

The cost of living in Manchester is 39% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1662nd and 3460th ($2071 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 85th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$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
$1351
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681

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