Sharjah vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$958	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$1964
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	75
😀 Quality of life	83	83
🏙️ Population	1.25M	826K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 2% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 3460th and 3333rd ($1494 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 412th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Valencia, Spain

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	Sharjah	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434