Sharjah vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$859	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	75
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	1.25M	3.01M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 158% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4204th and 8275th ($1419 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th 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 Surabaya. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 312th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Surabaya

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	Sharjah	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502