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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 31.7% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 46.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 34.7% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.49 AED 20.15

$11.02 AED 40.48

-50.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.27 AED 119

$80.4 AED 295

-59.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.27 AED 34.06

$9.33 AED 34.28

-0.64%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.65 AED 35.45

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.67 AED 35.52

Cappuccino

$4.2 AED 15.43

$5.49 AED 20.15

-23.50%

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

$1 AED 3.66

$1.24 AED 4.57

-19.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 AED 1.39

$0.88 AED 3.22

-56.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.4 AED 45.55

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$13.52 AED 49.66

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 AED 6.42

$2.01 AED 7.36

-12.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.14 AED 4.17

$1.42 AED 5.22

-19.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.06 AED 7.57

$2.27 AED 8.32

-9.25%

Eggs

$2.88 AED 10.56

$3.31 AED 12.15

-12.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.47 AED 38.45

$10.19 AED 37.4

2.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.69 AED 24.56

$9.18 AED 33.71

-27.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.55 AED 31.4

$12.76 AED 46.85

-32.99%

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 AED 7

$2.3 AED 8.44

-16.96%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 AED 5.54

$1.87 AED 6.85

-19.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 AED 5.26

$1.86 AED 6.82

-23.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.29

$1.49 AED 5.48

-21.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 AED 3.79

$1.19 AED 4.39

-13.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 AED 4.51

$1.26 AED 4.64

-2.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 AED 5.34

$1.4 AED 5.13

4.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 AED 2.32

$0.65 AED 2.38

-3.08%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$6.93 AED 25.46

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.9 AED 6.96

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.33 AED 12.23

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.57 AED 24.12

$6.7 AED 24.61

-1.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.32 AED 59.9

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.64 AED 9.68

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 AED 12.92

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.68 AED 6.16

$1.59 AED 5.84

5.66%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.78 AED 150

$80.7 AED 296

-49.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.66 AED 13.44

$3.22 AED 11.83

13.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.7 AED 2.57

$0.85 AED 3.14

-17.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.95 AED 18.18

$8.37 AED 30.73

-40.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.77 AED 2.81

$0.72 AED 2.65

6.94%

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

$44.6K AED 163.6K

$33K AED 121K

35.19%

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

$22.3K AED 81.7K

$22.7K AED 83.3K

-1.82%

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

$200 AED 733

$217 AED 796

-7.97%

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

$65.3 AED 240

$63.4 AED 233

3.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$102 AED 374

$101 AED 371

0.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$63.4 AED 233

$89.1 AED 327

-28.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.73 AED 139

$46.03 AED 169

-18.03%

Cinema Ticket

$12.91 AED 47.4

$14.96 AED 54.9

-13.70%

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

$276 AED 1,014

$833 AED 3,060

-66.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,169 AED 22.7K

$14.3K AED 52.4K

-56.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$53.1 AED 195

$83.3 AED 306

-36.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$97.2 AED 357

$63.7 AED 234

52.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.6 AED 351

$113 AED 413

-15.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$81.1 AED 298

$122 AED 447

-33.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$762 AED 2,798

$2,421 AED 8,892

-68.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$606 AED 2,224

$1,560 AED 5,729

-61.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,603 AED 5,885

$4,608 AED 16.9K

-65.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,018 AED 3,737

$2,940 AED 10.8K

-65.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.3K AED 37.9K

$7,378 AED 27.1K

39.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$8,050 AED 29.6K

$3,803 AED 14K

111.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,284 AED 8,387

$4,063 AED 14.9K

-43.78%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Dubai: October 27, 2025

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