Sharjah vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$933
🏠 One person rent
$990
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
40
😀 Quality of life
86
60
🏙️ Population
1.25M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 133% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3851st and 7534th ($1543 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 367th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Surat

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Sharjah Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$877

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$2356
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$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
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$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298