Nairobi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$296
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
66
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.25M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 46% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4144th ($797 vs $1473) 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6139th and 352nd 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
$5.4
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$7922

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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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