Sharjah vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$958	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$1337
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	65	18
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	1.25M	932K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 7% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3460th and 3004th ($1494 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 412th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Tenerife

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	Sharjah	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291