Moscow vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.25M

The cost of living in Moscow is 9% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3277th and 3851st ($1678 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Russia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Russia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2774th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Sharjah

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Moscow Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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