Manchester vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$2228
😷 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 42% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1500th and 3679th ($2137 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 76th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$5054

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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