Sharjah vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$958	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$3246
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	1.25M	662K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 40% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3460th and 819th ($1494 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 412th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Vancouver

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	Sharjah	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759