Sharjah vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$958	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	13
😀 Quality of life	83	36
🏙️ Population	1.25M	948K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 28% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3460th and 4590th ($1494 vs $1163) 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 412th and 7436th 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	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393