Sharjah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
5
😀 Quality of life
82
36
🏙️ Population
1.25M
79.2K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 257% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3028th and 8761st ($1612 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 359th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$4.34
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$701

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$1841
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$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288