Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Fujairah Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Fujairah

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 25.2% cheaper than Fujairah without rent, and 5.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 5% cheaper than Fujairah without rent, and 9.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.53 AED 20.28

$6.70 AED 24.59

-17.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.39 AED 119

$41.21 AED 151

-21.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.18 AED 33.68

$6.80 AED 24.95

35.00%

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

$5.59 AED 20.53

-25.04%

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

$0.96 AED 3.54

$0.73 AED 2.70

31.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 AED 1.37

$0.52 AED 1.92

-28.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.97 AED 40.26

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.36 AED 38.00

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 AED 6.46

$1.64 AED 6.02

7.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 AED 4.39

$1.38 AED 5.06

-13.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.03 AED 7.47

$1.79 AED 6.58

13.41%

Eggs

$2.86 AED 10.49

$2.27 AED 8.35

25.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.47 AED 38.43

$12.54 AED 46.02

-16.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.99 AED 25.67

$7.71 AED 28.30

-9.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.93 AED 32.76

$15.48 AED 56.8

-42.31%

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 AED 7.00

$2.31 AED 8.49

-17.32%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 AED 5.53

$1.82 AED 6.67

-17.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 AED 5.37

$1.56 AED 5.73

-6.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.30

$1.31 AED 4.80

-10.69%

Potato (1kg)

$1.05 AED 3.84

$1.03 AED 3.78

1.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 AED 4.50

$1.04 AED 3.80

18.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.50 AED 5.49

$1.73 AED 6.33

-13.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 AED 2.23

$0.50 AED 1.83

22.00%

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

$6.55 AED 24.05

0.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.06 AED 40.57

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.57 AED 9.45

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 AED 8.18

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.66 AED 6.09

$1.67 AED 6.12

-0.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.05 AED 147

$53.2 AED 195

-24.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.75 AED 13.76

$1.47 AED 5.41

155.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 AED 2.43

$0.71 AED 2.60

-7.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.03 AED 18.44

$7.94 AED 29.15

-36.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.76 AED 2.78

$0.79 AED 2.89

-3.80%

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

$45.3K AED 166.4K

$45.6K AED 167.4K

-0.61%

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

$22.7K AED 83.3K

$22.1K AED 80.9K

2.89%

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

$199 AED 729

$148 AED 543

34.15%

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

$64.5 AED 237

$44.42 AED 163

45.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$103 AED 377

$101 AED 370

2.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 AED 228

$18.53 AED 68.0

235.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.96 AED 139

$39.13 AED 144

-2.99%

Cinema Ticket

$13.03 AED 47.81

$9.10 AED 33.39

43.19%

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

$279 AED 1,025

$217 AED 795

28.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,958 AED 21.9K

$5,093 AED 18.7K

16.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.2 AED 191

$118 AED 433

-55.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$96.8 AED 355

$54.6 AED 200

77.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.1 AED 360

$138 AED 508

-29.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.3 AED 295

$137 AED 504

-41.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$760 AED 2,790

$537 AED 1,973

41.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$607 AED 2,227

$409 AED 1,501

48.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,633 AED 5,992

$1,506 AED 5,529

8.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,021 AED 3,747

$1,076 AED 3,948

-5.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,040 AED 29.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,720 AED 9,984

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,575 AED 9,449

$4,546 AED 16.7K

-43.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.42

4.88

-9.43%

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

Last update for Sharjah: January 11, 2026

Last update for Fujairah: January 12, 2026

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