Sharjah vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$859	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	88	56
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.57M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 156% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4204th and 8247th ($1419 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 41st 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 1.6 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 312th and 6229th 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	$5.44	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$2133

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719