Sharjah vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sharjah	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1503	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3133	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$963	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2228	$399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	65	80
😀 Quality of life	83	41
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.64M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 160% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 3679th and 8030th ($1503 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 386th and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs South Tangerang

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	Sharjah	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.47	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.48	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.57	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1630	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1186	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.3	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6590	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4507	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.9	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.28	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5054	$8626

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549