Sharjah vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$859	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2188
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$920
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$8230
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.67K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 44% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 4204th and 805th ($1419 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 3.2 months in Vaduz. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 312th and 3536th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sharjah	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$31.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$19.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$4.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$993
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$2286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	7.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$16882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$7076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$9.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$26.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$50.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$4.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$8.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$4.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$180
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$17420

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2443
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2108
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2846
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1944
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2029
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1830
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1719
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2650
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1887
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3249
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1873
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1730
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3282
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1880
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3207
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1829
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3381
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3836
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3691
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3392
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1817
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3153
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1836
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1706
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3239
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3231
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3197
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3175