Sharjah vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sharjah	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1503	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3133	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$963	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2228	$222
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	50
😀 Quality of life	83	48
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.57M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 169% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3679th and 8203rd ($1503 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 55th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 386th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Shiraz

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	Sharjah	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.47	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.48	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.57	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1630	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1186	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.3	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6590	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4507	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.3	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.9	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.28	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5054	$2159

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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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705