Minsk vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$350
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
65
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.25M

The cost of living in Minsk is 52% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6834th and 3679th ($717 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Belarus and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Belarus vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3775th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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