Melbourne vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	100	83
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.25M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 47% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1365th and 3460th ($2194 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Australia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1st and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sharjah

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	Melbourne	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$7169

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536