Sharjah vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$818
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
8
😀 Quality of life
82
59
🏙️ Population
1.25M
24.7K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 0.2% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 3028th and 3034th ($1612 vs $1608) 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 1.1 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 359th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524