Paris vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	66
😀 Quality of life	97	88
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.25M

The cost of living in Paris is 77% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 843rd and 4204th ($2517 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 18th and 312th 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	$16.9	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$6883

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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