Sharjah vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$6534
🏠 One person rent
$912
$1660
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$2910
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
1.25M
548K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 45% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4144th and 570th ($1473 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 352nd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$13755

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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2348
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1907
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2822
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2383
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3203
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2669
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2636
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2264
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2457
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2223
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2206
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2440
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2471
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2338
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2340
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2721
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2132
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1822
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1848
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1512
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2360
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2172
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1730
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1857
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1849
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2409
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1734