Nairobi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$262
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$2174
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
65
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.25M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 49% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6622nd and 3460th ($760 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.5 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 5369th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536