Minsk vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
65
😀 Quality of life
67
82
🏙️ Population
2M
1.25M

The cost of living in Minsk is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7206th and 3028th ($649 vs $1612) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3890th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541