Saint Petersburg vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$442
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
65
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
5.38M
1.25M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 42% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6204th and 3679th ($874 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3645th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525

Cities near Sharjah

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