Sharjah vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sharjah	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3243	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$958	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1655	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$2512
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	1.25M	750K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 16% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 3460th and 2455th ($1494 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 78th 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 1.5 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 412th and 258th 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	$5.42	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.45	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$704	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6652	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.67	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7169	$11629

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699