Monaco City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monaco City	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7262	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$11415	$2987
🏠 One person rent	$6344	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$7919	$1464
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5677	$1719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	65
😀 Quality of life	78	82
🏙️ Population	38.4K	1.25M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 351% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1st and 3028th ($7262 vs $1612) 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 0.8 months in Monaco City compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 566th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monaco City	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$7.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.3	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7348	$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5780	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7636	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7551	$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$289	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$76762	$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$54309	$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.27	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.28	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.3	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.89	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.57	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.6	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$41.2	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$188	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2097	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$43475	$5193

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4714
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1400
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1616
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1567
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1341
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1616
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1308
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1103
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1245
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1575
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1432
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1314
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1450
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1234
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1369
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1575
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1364
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1602
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1406
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1475
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1066
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1470
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1545
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1166
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1398
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1471
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1385
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1294
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1389
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1453
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1372
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1510
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1565
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1353
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1383
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1416
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1588

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