Sharjah vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$859	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.64M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 150% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4204th and 8109th ($1419 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 1.6 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 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 312th and 6644th 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	$5.44	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$7522

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$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

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502