Sharjah vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$958	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$1615
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	62
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	1.25M	581K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 18% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 3460th and 4316th ($1494 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 412th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Vilnius

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	Sharjah	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302