Sharjah vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$1259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
82
76
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.38M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 69% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3028th and 5668th ($1612 vs $951) 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 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 359th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$7940

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$1841
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619