Sharjah vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1359
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$6487
🏠 One person rent
$837
$1539
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$2982
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1655
$3983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
1.25M
4.84M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3660th and 452nd ($1359 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sharjah ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 300th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.43
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1770
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$1269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$3721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$2503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2431
$15552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$9953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.88
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.68
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$22
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5160
$17216

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$642
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$951
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1523
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1127
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1276
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1955
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$703
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1498
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1242
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1127
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1928
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1872
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$890
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$983
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$599
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$651
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1335
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$732
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$992
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$606
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$787
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$977
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$996
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$785
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$732
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$572
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$938
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$683
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$485
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$652
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$717
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$885
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$705
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$757
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$610
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$824
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$694
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$555

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1897
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$1950
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1751
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1592
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1524
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1755
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1508
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1662
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2321
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1524
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1739
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1661
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1361
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1453
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1569
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1391
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2345
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1672
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2079
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1930
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1714
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1688
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1315
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1602
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1636
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1709
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1726
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1759
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2367
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1702
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1823
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1649
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2363
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1539
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1545
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1880
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1652
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1624
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1834