Sharjah vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$958	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$6224
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.67K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 40% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 3460th and 791st ($1494 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 412th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Vaduz

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	Sharjah	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$8122

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891