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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 20.7% cheaper than Fujairah without rent, and 7.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 19.6% cheaper than Fujairah without rent, and 9.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.43 AED 19.93

$6.84 AED 25.10

-20.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.74 AED 120

$40.61 AED 149

-19.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.29 AED 34.08

$6.78 AED 24.87

37.02%

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

$5.49 AED 20.14

-19.49%

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

$0.94 AED 3.45

$0.72 AED 2.66

30.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 AED 1.28

$0.53 AED 1.93

-33.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.93 AED 40.11

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.38 AED 38.08

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 AED 6.50

$1.59 AED 5.83

11.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.15 AED 4.23

$1.35 AED 4.94

-14.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.07 AED 7.59

$1.77 AED 6.50

16.95%

Eggs

$2.83 AED 10.40

$2.30 AED 8.44

23.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.41 AED 38.22

$12.48 AED 45.81

-16.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.85 AED 25.14

$7.50 AED 27.52

-8.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.87 AED 32.56

$15.39 AED 56.5

-42.37%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 AED 6.81

$2.20 AED 8.09

-15.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 AED 5.63

$1.75 AED 6.42

-12.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 AED 5.44

$1.54 AED 5.65

-3.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.28

$1.27 AED 4.66

-7.87%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 AED 3.65

$0.96 AED 3.53

3.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 AED 4.46

$1.05 AED 3.85

15.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.50 AED 5.51

$1.80 AED 6.62

-16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 AED 2.16

$0.54 AED 1.99

9.26%

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

$6.53 AED 23.95

-0.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.93 AED 40.12

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.56 AED 9.39

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 AED 7.78

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.60 AED 5.89

$1.65 AED 6.05

-3.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.82 AED 150

$51.4 AED 189

-20.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.76 AED 13.79

$1.51 AED 5.56

149.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.69 AED 2.54

$0.70 AED 2.57

-1.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.76 AED 17.45

$8.24 AED 30.25

-42.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.75 AED 2.75

$0.79 AED 2.90

-5.06%

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

$45.0K AED 165.3K

$45.4K AED 166.5K

-0.69%

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

$21.9K AED 80.5K

$22.6K AED 82.9K

-2.90%

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

$193 AED 709

$144 AED 527

34.52%

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

$65.2 AED 239

$45.17 AED 166

44.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$103 AED 378

$102 AED 374

1.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$63.4 AED 233

$18.14 AED 66.6

249.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.02 AED 140

$40.12 AED 147

-5.23%

Cinema Ticket

$12.68 AED 46.52

$8.91 AED 32.71

42.31%

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

$278 AED 1,022

$215 AED 789

29.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,966 AED 21.9K

$5,114 AED 18.8K

16.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.8 AED 190

$114 AED 418

-54.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$94.9 AED 348

$54.7 AED 201

73.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.6 AED 351

$137 AED 502

-30.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.0 AED 294

$135 AED 495

-40.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$769 AED 2,823

$534 AED 1,960

44.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$589 AED 2,163

$417 AED 1,529

41.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 AED 5,889

$1,512 AED 5,550

6.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,016 AED 3,727

$1,108 AED 4,065

-8.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,048 AED 29.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,730 AED 10.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,443 AED 8,964

$4,626 AED 17.0K

-47.20%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Fujairah: March 1, 2026

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