Sharjah vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3073
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$859
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2246
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
89
😀 Quality of life
88
98
🏙️ Population
1.25M
5.87M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 56% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4204th and 109th ($1419 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 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 312th and 7th 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
$5.44
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.56
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1188
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$108
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10301
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8167
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.18
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.4
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$29519

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$2521
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$2514
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$1183
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$1398
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$1228
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$1449
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$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

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$2909
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$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
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$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
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$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
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$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
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$420
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$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653