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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 28.2% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 45.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 33.4% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 50.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.49 AED 20.15

$10.78 AED 39.55

-49.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.23 AED 118

$80.2 AED 294

-59.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.01 AED 33.06

$9.59 AED 35.21

-6.05%

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

$5.45 AED 19.98

-22.94%

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

$1.01 AED 3.69

$1.19 AED 4.37

-15.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 AED 1.36

$0.88 AED 3.22

-57.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.21 AED 44.80

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$13.63 AED 50.0

Milk (1 liter)

$1.70 AED 6.25

$1.94 AED 7.12

-12.37%

White Bread (500g)

$1.14 AED 4.18

$1.37 AED 5.02

-16.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.99 AED 7.31

$2.22 AED 8.14

-10.36%

Eggs

$2.82 AED 10.34

$3.30 AED 12.13

-14.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.39 AED 38.14

$10.09 AED 37.05

2.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.72 AED 24.65

$9.20 AED 33.75

-26.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.61 AED 31.62

$12.78 AED 46.90

-32.63%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 AED 6.81

$2.34 AED 8.59

-20.51%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 AED 5.70

$1.94 AED 7.11

-20.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 AED 5.25

$1.91 AED 7.02

-25.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 AED 4.44

$1.53 AED 5.62

-20.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.01 AED 3.70

$1.19 AED 4.36

-15.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 AED 4.51

$1.27 AED 4.67

-3.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.44 AED 5.28

$1.45 AED 5.32

-0.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 AED 2.22

$0.69 AED 2.52

-13.04%

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

$6.51 AED 23.88

-3.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.19 AED 70.4

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 AED 10.05

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.44 AED 12.64

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.60 AED 5.87

$1.62 AED 5.94

-1.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.64 AED 149

$80.6 AED 296

-49.55%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.63 AED 13.32

$3.23 AED 11.85

12.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 AED 2.59

$0.79 AED 2.90

-10.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.88 AED 17.92

$7.99 AED 29.31

-38.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.78 AED 2.86

$0.79 AED 2.89

-1.27%

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

$45.7K AED 167.8K

$33.1K AED 121.3K

38.31%

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

$22.4K AED 82.2K

$22.6K AED 83.0K

-0.99%

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

$195 AED 715

$215 AED 788

-9.19%

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

$66.7 AED 245

$63.5 AED 233

4.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$104 AED 382

$101 AED 369

3.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 AED 228

$85.9 AED 315

-27.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.93 AED 139

$45.94 AED 169

-17.44%

Cinema Ticket

$13.07 AED 47.97

$15.02 AED 55.1

-12.98%

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

$274 AED 1,006

$827 AED 3,034

-66.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,013 AED 22.1K

$14.2K AED 52.2K

-57.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.9 AED 190

$83.1 AED 305

-37.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$97.4 AED 358

$63.9 AED 235

52.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.0 AED 356

$114 AED 419

-15.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.6 AED 296

$123 AED 453

-34.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$753 AED 2,762

$2,433 AED 8,928

-69.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$593 AED 2,177

$1,555 AED 5,708

-61.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,651 AED 6,061

$4,541 AED 16.7K

-63.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,029 AED 3,776

$3,004 AED 11.0K

-65.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,130 AED 29.8K

$7,123 AED 26.1K

14.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,677 AED 9,824

$4,087 AED 15.0K

-34.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,296 AED 8,426

$3,901 AED 14.3K

-41.14%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Dubai: April 12, 2026

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