Sharjah vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3073
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$859
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2246
$3278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
1.25M
662K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 42% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4204th and 931st ($1419 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 1.6 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 10th in Canada, while ranked 312th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.56
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1188
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$108
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10301
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8167
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.18
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$19787

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812