Sharjah vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$958	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$3371
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	1.25M	985K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 27% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3460th and 1732nd ($1494 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 412th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Stockholm

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	Sharjah	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331