Manchester vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
548K
1.25M

The cost of living in Manchester is 60% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1156th and 4144th ($2365 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 78th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sharjah

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Manchester Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$7922

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492