Mumbai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$425
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
66
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 54% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7177th and 3851st ($717 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4560th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Sharjah

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Mumbai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2693
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.83
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4986
$8199

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281

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