Nuremberg vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$873	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	66
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	526K	1.25M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 21% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2945th and 4144th ($1777 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 150th and 352nd 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	$18.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$7922

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

Cities near Sharjah

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