Melbourne vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$2228
😷 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 60% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 923rd and 3679th ($2397 vs $1503) 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 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507