Manchester vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
548K
1.25M

The cost of living in Manchester is 52% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1193rd and 3851st ($2348 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 84th and 367th 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
$20.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469