Nuremberg vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$898	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	66
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	526K	1.25M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 25% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2865th and 4204th ($1767 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 6th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 132nd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Sharjah

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	Nuremberg	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$6883

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483