Sharjah vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$859	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	1.25M	750K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 22% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4204th and 2674th ($1419 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 79th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 312th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Winnipeg

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	Sharjah	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714