Sharjah vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$963
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$6770
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
83
98
🏙️ Population
1.25M
447K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 56% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3679th and 41st ($1503 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 months in Zurich. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 386th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$20539

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843