Sharjah vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$912
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
86
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.79M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 41% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4144th and 897th ($1473 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 352nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Toronto

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Sharjah Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$20314

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029