Melbourne vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
100
87
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.25M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 69% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 893rd and 4144th ($2496 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 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 352nd 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
$15.4
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$7922

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

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