Rio de Janeiro vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$502	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.25M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5559th and 4144th ($1013 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Brazil and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4845th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Sharjah

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	Rio de Janeiro	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$7922

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

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