Sharjah vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$958	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$3900
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	1.25M	548K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 32% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3460th and 1356th ($1494 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 1.8 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 412th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs The Hague

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	Sharjah	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530