Sharjah vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$963
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$3590
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
86
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.79M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 42% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3679th and 656th ($1503 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 386th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$18156

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085