Sharjah vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$990
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$859
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
66
22
😀 Quality of life
86
51
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.99M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 165% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 3851st and 8147th ($1543 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 367th and 6572nd 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
$5.41
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$9341

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$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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756