Sharjah vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sharjah	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1503	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3133	$6373
🏠 One person rent	$963	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$2641
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2228	$7562
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	83	82
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.67K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 44% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 3679th and 459th ($1503 vs $2684) 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 2.8 months in Vaduz. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 386th and 440th 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	$5.47	$35.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$130
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.48	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.57	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$5.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$4.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$1404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1128
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1630	$2796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1186	$2267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.3	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6590	$16130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4507	$4993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.3	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.9	$48.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$10.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$23.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$52.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.28	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$4.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$95.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$23.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$43.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$124
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$169
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5054	$8491

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2483
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1920
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2197
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1740
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1768
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1774
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1665
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1903
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3057
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1801
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1668
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3163
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1951
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3184
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1864
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3320
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3627
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3392
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3139
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1760
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3013
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1636
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1772
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1612
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3048
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3068
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3020
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2989