Sharjah vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$990
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
86
64
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 65% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3851st and 6046th ($1543 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 367th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Ulaanbaatar

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Sharjah Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$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
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672