Sharjah vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$958
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$7242
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
83
98
🏙️ Population
1.25M
449K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 55% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3460th and 59th ($1494 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 412th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$29610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3032
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2893
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3426
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2419
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2252
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2897
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2891
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1555
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1609
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1382
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3233
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1453
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1434
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2643
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1267
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1656
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2352
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2717