Rotterdam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
66
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
664K
1.25M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 79% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 676th and 4144th ($2637 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 24th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

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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