Rotterdam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4999
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3835
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
664K
1.25M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 48% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1336th and 3679th ($2219 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 51st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.41
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5393
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3725
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1741
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10888
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592

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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