Sharjah vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sharjah	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1473	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3212	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$912	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1543	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2465	$3705
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.03M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 33% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4144th and 1464th ($1473 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Austria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 352nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Vienna

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	Sharjah	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.48	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1201	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8753	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.88	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.52	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7922	$28817

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Cities near Sharjah

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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989