Sharjah vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$990
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
82
😀 Quality of life
86
97
🏙️ Population
1.25M
452K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 60% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3851st and 11th ($1543 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 367th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Zurich

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Sharjah Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$26431

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117