Sharjah vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1642
🏠 One person rent
$912
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
66
22
😀 Quality of life
87
51
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.99M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 136% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4144th and 7752nd ($1473 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 79th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 352nd and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Urfa

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Sharjah Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$8142

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$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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$599
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$654
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$591
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$571
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$580
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$492
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$598
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$550
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$568
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$585
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$595
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$545
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$524
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$539
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$547
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$581
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$476
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$597
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$622
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$344
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$552
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$560
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$533
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$569
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$622
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$600
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$621
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$618
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$588
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$390
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$446
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$599
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$583
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$761