Sharjah vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$912
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.21M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 11% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4144th and 4516th ($1473 vs $1329) 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 352nd and 995th 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
$5.42
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$11223

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$2183
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$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784