Prague vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$2465
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	66
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.25M

The cost of living in Prague is 30% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2387th and 4144th ($1909 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 285th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Sharjah

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	Prague	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$7922

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2420
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1214
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1457
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1080
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$796
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1135
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2014
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1923
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$545
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$541
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$575
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$545
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1309
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1109
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1192
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$563
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$575
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$931
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1037
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$565
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$547
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$823
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$627
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$489
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$487
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$813
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$565
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$492