Sharjah vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$990
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.21M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 11% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3851st and 4339th ($1543 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 367th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Sofia

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Sharjah Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$12236

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800