Perth vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$2228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	65
😀 Quality of life	98	83
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.25M

The cost of living in Perth is 56% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1024th and 3679th ($2345 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Australia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sharjah

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	Perth	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$5054

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507