Sharjah vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sharjah	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1543	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3341	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$990	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1686	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	86	41
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.57M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 206% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3851st and 8645th ($1543 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th 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 30th in Iran, while ranked 367th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sharjah	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.41	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.6	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1207	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8219	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5942	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.03	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.53	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.57	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8199	$2115

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694