Sharjah vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$912
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
13
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
1.25M
948K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 40% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4144th and 5255th ($1473 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 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 352nd and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Vientiane

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Sharjah Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$9882

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$2183
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$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$581
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$621
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$380