Sharjah vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$958
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$3141
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
86
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.79M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 39% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3460th and 861st ($1494 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 412th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$4.93
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$17118

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2267
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2097
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095