Monaco City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	66
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	38.9K	1.25M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 385% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1st and 3851st ($7483 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Monaco and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Monaco vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5012th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monaco City	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$8199

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716

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