Sharjah vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$375
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
13
😀 Quality of life
82
26
🏙️ Population
1.25M
948K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 31% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3028th and 4354th ($1612 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 359th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$10038

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$1841
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$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
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$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
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$500
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$532
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$422