Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Abu Dhabi

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 20.2% cheaper than Abu Dhabi without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 23.5% cheaper than Abu Dhabi without rent, and 37.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.53 AED 20.28

$10.74 AED 39.42

-48.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.39 AED 119

$68.9 AED 253

-52.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.18 AED 33.68

$9.36 AED 34.33

-1.92%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.70 AED 35.60

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.32 AED 34.21

Cappuccino

$4.19 AED 15.39

$6.00 AED 22.03

-30.17%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.96 AED 3.54

$1.26 AED 4.64

-23.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 AED 1.37

$0.40 AED 1.47

-7.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.70 AED 39.28

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.79 AED 39.60

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 AED 6.46

$1.93 AED 7.07

-8.81%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 AED 4.39

$1.61 AED 5.90

-26.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.03 AED 7.47

$2.34 AED 8.60

-13.25%

Eggs

$2.86 AED 10.49

$3.74 AED 13.71

-23.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.47 AED 38.43

$10.88 AED 39.93

-3.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.99 AED 25.67

$8.57 AED 31.44

-18.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.93 AED 32.76

$11.52 AED 42.29

-22.48%

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 AED 7.00

$2.42 AED 8.87

-21.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 AED 5.53

$1.81 AED 6.65

-16.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 AED 5.37

$1.88 AED 6.91

-22.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.30

$1.50 AED 5.52

-22.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.05 AED 3.84

$1.13 AED 4.15

-7.08%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 AED 4.50

$1.44 AED 5.30

-14.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.50 AED 5.49

$1.84 AED 6.76

-18.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 AED 2.23

$0.60 AED 2.20

1.67%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.65 AED 57.5

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 AED 7.17

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.33 AED 12.23

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.58 AED 24.13

$6.25 AED 22.94

5.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.73 AED 50.4

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.36 AED 8.66

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 AED 8.16

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.66 AED 6.09

$0.71 AED 2.59

133.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.05 AED 147

$25.37 AED 93.1

57.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.75 AED 13.76

$3.30 AED 12.10

13.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 AED 2.43

$0.57 AED 2.08

15.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.03 AED 18.44

$8.07 AED 29.61

-37.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.76 AED 2.78

$0.82 AED 3.00

-7.32%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$45.3K AED 166.4K

$44.8K AED 164.5K

1.14%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.7K AED 83.3K

$21.8K AED 80.1K

3.92%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$199 AED 729

$141 AED 516

41.36%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$64.5 AED 237

$50.7 AED 186

27.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$103 AED 377

$101 AED 372

1.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 AED 228

$65.9 AED 242

-5.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.96 AED 139

$35.00 AED 128

8.46%

Cinema Ticket

$13.03 AED 47.81

$13.72 AED 50.3

-5.03%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$279 AED 1,025

$625 AED 2,293

-55.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,958 AED 21.9K

$12.5K AED 45.8K

-52.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.2 AED 191

$57.6 AED 211

-9.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$96.8 AED 355

$56.2 AED 206

72.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.1 AED 360

$91.5 AED 336

7.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.3 AED 295

$88.9 AED 326

-9.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$760 AED 2,790

$1,449 AED 5,316

-47.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$607 AED 2,227

$1,086 AED 3,987

-44.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,633 AED 5,992

$3,032 AED 11.1K

-46.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,021 AED 3,747

$2,269 AED 8,328

-55.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,040 AED 29.5K

$5,002 AED 18.4K

60.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,720 AED 9,984

$2,946 AED 10.8K

-7.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,575 AED 9,449

$2,774 AED 10.2K

-7.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.42

5.19

-14.84%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sharjah: January 11, 2026

Last update for Abu Dhabi: January 11, 2026

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