Sharjah vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$963
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$227
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
13
😀 Quality of life
83
35
🏙️ Population
1.25M
948K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 29% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3679th and 4681st ($1503 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Laos, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 386th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$9305

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$2084
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$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
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$555
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$608
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$407