Sharjah vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sharjah	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1543	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3341	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$990	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$1686	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$3329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.03M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 31% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3851st and 1403rd ($1543 vs $2240) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 367th and 54th 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	$5.41	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.6	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1207	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8219	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5942	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.03	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.53	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.57	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8199	$28814

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928