Sharjah vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sharjah	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1612	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2987	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1464	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$299	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1719	$4634
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	89
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.87M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 46% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3028th and 133rd ($1612 vs $3007) 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 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 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 359th and 4th 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	$5.46	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1495	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1132	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.4	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3596	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.77	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5193	$26424

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$1841
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2229
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1191
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1132
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1164
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$787
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1872
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1810
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$798
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$573
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$604
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1375
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1285
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1327
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$544
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$779
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$959
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1005
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$606
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$604
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$868
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$672
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$457
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$621
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$910
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$561
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$822
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$575
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544