Sharjah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$912
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
5
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
1.25M
115K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 257% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4144th and 8957th ($1473 vs $412) 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 352nd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Thimphu

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Sharjah Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$633

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$2183
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285