Sharjah vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$963
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$3361
😷 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 43% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3679th and 512th ($1503 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 5th in Canada, while ranked 386th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$16245

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743