Milan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
65
😀 Quality of life
86
83
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.25M

The cost of living in Milan is 43% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1476th and 3679th ($2146 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Italy and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Italy vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 305th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Sharjah

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Milan Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$5054

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

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