Munich vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
1.51M
1.25M

The cost of living in Munich is 55% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1056th and 3679th ($2332 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 54th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sharjah

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Munich Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$5054

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507