Sharjah vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$963
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$3950
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
1.25M
548K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 28% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3679th and 1613th ($1503 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 386th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$5.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$9165

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2219
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2246
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2373
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2170
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2859
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2184
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2180
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1920
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2375
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2064
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1750
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2076
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2046
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1865
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1968
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1916
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1782
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1412
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1831
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1916
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1762
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1709
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1921
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1611