Sharjah vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$990
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
39
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
1.25M
767K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 4% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3851st and 4035th ($1543 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Croatia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 367th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Zagreb

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Sharjah Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$12142

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10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978