Saint Petersburg vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$557
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
85
66
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
5.65M
1.25M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 27% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5142nd and 4144th ($1075 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Russia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Russia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3923rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sharjah

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Saint Petersburg Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.72
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606

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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