Sharjah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$859	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	5
😀 Quality of life	88	42
🏙️ Population	1.25M	115K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 238% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4204th and 8940th ($1419 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 312th and 7547th 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	$5.44	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$653

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289