Paris vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	66
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	2.1M	1.25M

The cost of living in Paris is 59% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 964th and 3851st ($2460 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in France and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check France vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 34th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Sharjah

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	Paris	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$8199

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469