Manila vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$400
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
66
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Manila is 44% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6679th and 4144th ($821 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Manila compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5265th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Sharjah

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Manila Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$683
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$507
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$626
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$539
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$463
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$476
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$609
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$530
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$434

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