Manchester vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
548K
1.25M

The cost of living in Manchester is 24% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1798th and 3028th ($1998 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 110th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$5193

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541