Sharjah vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$990
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
89
😀 Quality of life
86
97
🏙️ Population
1.25M
5.87M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 50% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3851st and 165th ($1543 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 367th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Singapore City

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Sharjah Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$27027

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$2356
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$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
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$1355
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$1173
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637