Sharjah vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$859	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	1.25M	431K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 44% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4204th and 5698th ($1419 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Namibia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 312th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Windhoek

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	Sharjah	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$5380

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826