Paris vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2231
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5578
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$247
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
65
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.25M

The cost of living in Paris is 38% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1216th and 3028th ($2231 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 33rd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.51
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12958
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9199
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.08
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.3
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$838
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16502
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$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
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541