Moscow vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$959
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.25M

The cost of living in Moscow is 8% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3728th and 4144th ($1585 vs $1473) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3206th and 352nd 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
$13.2
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492