Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Dubai Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Dubai

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 29.8% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 46% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 34.5% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.43 AED 19.93

$10.73 AED 39.37

-49.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.74 AED 120

$82.2 AED 302

-60.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.29 AED 34.08

$9.32 AED 34.21

-0.32%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.78 AED 35.89

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.31 AED 34.15

Cappuccino

$4.42 AED 16.23

$5.72 AED 21.01

-22.73%

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

$0.94 AED 3.45

$1.23 AED 4.53

-23.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 AED 1.28

$0.94 AED 3.43

-62.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.21 AED 44.81

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$13.41 AED 49.22

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 AED 6.50

$2.01 AED 7.37

-11.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.15 AED 4.23

$1.37 AED 5.02

-16.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.07 AED 7.59

$2.20 AED 8.09

-5.91%

Eggs

$2.83 AED 10.40

$3.37 AED 12.38

-16.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.41 AED 38.22

$10.11 AED 37.09

2.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.85 AED 25.14

$9.49 AED 34.81

-27.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.87 AED 32.56

$12.48 AED 45.78

-28.93%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 AED 6.81

$2.39 AED 8.78

-22.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 AED 5.63

$1.96 AED 7.20

-21.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 AED 5.44

$1.86 AED 6.84

-20.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.28

$1.50 AED 5.49

-22.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 AED 3.65

$1.18 AED 4.34

-16.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 AED 4.46

$1.30 AED 4.78

-6.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.50 AED 5.51

$1.43 AED 5.26

4.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 AED 2.16

$0.69 AED 2.54

-14.49%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.37 AED 56.4

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 AED 7.18

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 AED 12.37

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.47 AED 23.73

$6.68 AED 24.50

-3.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.88 AED 69.3

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.65 AED 9.74

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.43 AED 12.59

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.60 AED 5.89

$1.60 AED 5.86

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.82 AED 150

$81.0 AED 297

-49.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.76 AED 13.79

$3.22 AED 11.80

16.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.69 AED 2.54

$0.80 AED 2.92

-13.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.76 AED 17.45

$8.28 AED 30.40

-42.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.75 AED 2.75

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

$45.0K AED 165.3K

$32.7K AED 120.0K

37.81%

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

$21.9K AED 80.5K

$22.4K AED 82.2K

-2.04%

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

$193 AED 709

$215 AED 790

-10.22%

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

$65.2 AED 239

$62.6 AED 230

4.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$103 AED 378

$103 AED 379

-0.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$63.4 AED 233

$89.1 AED 327

-28.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.02 AED 140

$47.01 AED 173

-19.12%

Cinema Ticket

$12.68 AED 46.52

$15.14 AED 55.6

-16.25%

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

$278 AED 1,022

$834 AED 3,062

-66.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,966 AED 21.9K

$14.5K AED 53.1K

-58.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.8 AED 190

$83.7 AED 307

-38.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$94.9 AED 348

$62.5 AED 229

51.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.6 AED 351

$112 AED 411

-14.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.0 AED 294

$122 AED 448

-34.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$769 AED 2,823

$2,390 AED 8,769

-67.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$589 AED 2,163

$1,560 AED 5,726

-62.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 AED 5,889

$4,546 AED 16.7K

-64.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,016 AED 3,727

$3,006 AED 11.0K

-66.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,048 AED 29.5K

$7,269 AED 26.7K

10.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,730 AED 10.0K

$4,104 AED 15.1K

-33.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,443 AED 8,964

$4,017 AED 14.7K

-39.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.42

4.49

-1.56%

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

Last update for Sharjah: March 3, 2026

Last update for Dubai: March 1, 2026

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