Sharjah vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$912
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
82
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
1.25M
449K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 61% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4144th and 13th ($1473 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 352nd and 9th 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
$5.42
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$24322

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171