Sharjah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$958	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	65	63
😀 Quality of life	83	38
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.27M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 62% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3460th and 5917th ($1494 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 412th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Soweto

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	Sharjah	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$3805

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003