Minsk vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$455
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2274
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
2M
1.25M

The cost of living in Minsk is 40% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6121st and 3851st ($924 vs $1543) 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 0.7 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 4446th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469