Minsk vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$408
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$2465
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
2M
1.25M

The cost of living in Minsk is 43% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6618th and 4144th ($836 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4692nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sharjah

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Minsk Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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