Sharjah vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$859	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	99
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.45M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 46% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4204th and 649th ($1419 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 312th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Sydney

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	Sharjah	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710