Sharjah vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$912
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
8
😀 Quality of life
87
48
🏙️ Population
1.25M
24.7K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 10% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4144th and 3471st ($1473 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 352nd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Victoria

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Sharjah Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$8971

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419