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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 16.7% cheaper than Abu Dhabi without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 21.5% cheaper than Abu Dhabi without rent, and 36.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.49 AED 20.15

$11.10 AED 40.73

-50.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.23 AED 118

$69.0 AED 253

-53.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.01 AED 33.06

$9.58 AED 35.15

-5.95%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.49 AED 34.82

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.30 AED 34.12

Cappuccino

$4.20 AED 15.42

$5.92 AED 21.74

-29.05%

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

$1.01 AED 3.69

$1.26 AED 4.62

-19.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 AED 1.36

$0.41 AED 1.50

-9.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.05 AED 40.56

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.02 AED 40.43

Milk (1 liter)

$1.70 AED 6.25

$2.02 AED 7.41

-15.84%

White Bread (500g)

$1.14 AED 4.18

$1.61 AED 5.90

-29.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.99 AED 7.31

$2.44 AED 8.96

-18.44%

Eggs

$2.82 AED 10.34

$3.66 AED 13.44

-22.95%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.39 AED 38.14

$10.80 AED 39.65

-3.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.72 AED 24.65

$8.68 AED 31.86

-22.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.61 AED 31.62

$11.49 AED 42.17

-25.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 AED 6.81

$2.37 AED 8.69

-21.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 AED 5.70

$1.82 AED 6.69

-14.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 AED 5.25

$1.82 AED 6.68

-21.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 AED 4.44

$1.47 AED 5.39

-17.69%

Potato (1kg)

$1.01 AED 3.70

$1.12 AED 4.11

-9.82%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 AED 4.51

$1.37 AED 5.02

-10.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.44 AED 5.28

$1.84 AED 6.75

-21.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 AED 2.22

$0.58 AED 2.14

3.45%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.83 AED 58.1

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 AED 6.88

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 AED 12.15

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.31 AED 23.17

$6.39 AED 23.45

-1.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.73 AED 50.4

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 AED 8.37

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 AED 7.98

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.60 AED 5.87

$0.66 AED 2.42

142.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.64 AED 149

$25.69 AED 94.3

58.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.63 AED 13.32

$3.30 AED 12.10

10.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 AED 2.59

$0.53 AED 1.93

33.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.88 AED 17.92

$8.19 AED 30.04

-40.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.78 AED 2.86

$0.79 AED 2.91

-1.27%

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

$45.7K AED 167.8K

$45.5K AED 167.2K

0.40%

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

$22.4K AED 82.2K

$22.0K AED 80.6K

1.96%

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

$195 AED 715

$142 AED 523

36.82%

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

$66.7 AED 245

$51.3 AED 188

29.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$104 AED 382

$101 AED 372

2.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 AED 228

$65.5 AED 240

-4.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.93 AED 139

$34.55 AED 127

9.78%

Cinema Ticket

$13.07 AED 47.97

$13.55 AED 49.73

-3.54%

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

$274 AED 1,006

$637 AED 2,339

-56.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,013 AED 22.1K

$12.3K AED 45.0K

-50.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.9 AED 190

$57.0 AED 209

-9.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$97.4 AED 358

$56.9 AED 209

71.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.0 AED 356

$93.1 AED 342

4.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.6 AED 296

$88.2 AED 324

-8.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$753 AED 2,762

$1,475 AED 5,412

-48.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$593 AED 2,177

$1,065 AED 3,908

-44.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,651 AED 6,061

$3,058 AED 11.2K

-45.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,029 AED 3,776

$2,258 AED 8,286

-54.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,130 AED 29.8K

$4,728 AED 17.4K

71.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,677 AED 9,824

$2,993 AED 11.0K

-10.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,296 AED 8,426

$2,604 AED 9,557

-11.84%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Abu Dhabi: April 13, 2026

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