Nairobi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$305
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
66
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.25M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 48% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6736th and 3851st ($807 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6034th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Sharjah

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Nairobi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$8199

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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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