Sharjah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$998
🏠 One person rent
$990
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
5
😀 Quality of life
86
43
🏙️ Population
1.25M
115K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 275% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3851st and 8941st ($1543 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 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 367th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$600

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$2356
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$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
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$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274