Sharjah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$963
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
65
62
😀 Quality of life
83
39
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.27M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 55% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3679th and 5883rd ($1503 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 386th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$4830

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045