Owerri vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Owerri Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$367
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$85.7
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$1719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
65
😀 Quality of life
17
82
🏙️ Population
908K
1.25M

The cost of living in Owerri is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8460th and 3028th ($507 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Owerri compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Owerri ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9079th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Owerri Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$3.79
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.45
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.36
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$320
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.51%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.31
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.7
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.61
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.41
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.94
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.09
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.8
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.7
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$698
$5193

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$327
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$290
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$237
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$315
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$272
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$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
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$587
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$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
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$1300
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$436
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$250
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$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
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$288
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$262
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$448
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$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
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$313
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$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
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$567
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$269
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$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
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$866
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$677
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$272
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$265

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$1841
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$2229
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$1577
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$1584
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$1191
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$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
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$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
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$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
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$779
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$959
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$1005
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$606
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$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
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$672
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$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
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$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
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$606
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$646
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$561
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$822
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$575
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$541