Sharjah vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$1443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
1.25M
767K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 30% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3028th and 4330th ($1612 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 359th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$10009

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$1841
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$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755