Sharjah vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$963
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
1.25M
767K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 20% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3679th and 4447th ($1503 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 386th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780