Sharjah vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$963
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
8
😀 Quality of life
83
58
🏙️ Population
1.25M
24.7K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 3% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 3679th and 3466th ($1503 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 386th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$8081

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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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482