Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 27.1% cheaper than Ras al-Khaimah without rent, and 19.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 26.1% cheaper than Ras al-Khaimah without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.49 AED 20.15

$13.86 AED 50.9

-60.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.27 AED 119

$48.57 AED 178

-33.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.27 AED 34.06

$6.72 AED 24.69

37.95%

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

$5.69 AED 20.91

-26.19%

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

$1 AED 3.66

$1.26 AED 4.61

-20.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 AED 1.39

$0.73 AED 2.68

-47.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.11 AED 40.78

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.01 AED 36.75

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 AED 6.42

$1.58 AED 5.81

10.76%

White Bread (500g)

$1.14 AED 4.17

$1.46 AED 5.38

-21.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.06 AED 7.57

$1.8 AED 6.6

14.44%

Eggs

$2.88 AED 10.56

$2.23 AED 8.19

29.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.47 AED 38.45

$12.49 AED 45.85

-16.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.69 AED 24.56

$7.62 AED 27.97

-12.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.55 AED 31.4

$15.1 AED 55.4

-43.38%

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 AED 7

$2.18 AED 8.02

-12.39%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 AED 5.54

$1.78 AED 6.53

-15.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 AED 5.26

$1.5 AED 5.49

-4.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.29

$1.31 AED 4.81

-10.69%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 AED 3.79

$0.94 AED 3.46

9.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 AED 4.51

$1.04 AED 3.82

18.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 AED 5.34

$1.79 AED 6.59

-18.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 AED 2.32

$0.54 AED 1.98

16.67%

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

$6.29 AED 23.1

4.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.73 AED 50.4

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.65 AED 9.74

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 AED 10.8

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.68 AED 6.16

$2.41 AED 8.87

-30.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.78 AED 150

$63 AED 231

-35.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.66 AED 13.44

$1.48 AED 5.43

147.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.7 AED 2.57

$0.89 AED 3.28

-21.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.95 AED 18.18

$8.07 AED 29.65

-38.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.77 AED 2.81

$0.81 AED 2.96

-4.94%

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

$44.6K AED 163.6K

$45.7K AED 167.7K

-2.41%

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

$22.3K AED 81.7K

$22.6K AED 83.1K

-1.69%

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

$200 AED 733

$151 AED 553

32.59%

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

$65.3 AED 240

$45.71 AED 168

42.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$102 AED 374

$102 AED 373

0.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$63.4 AED 233

$55.6 AED 204

14.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.73 AED 139

$40.92 AED 150

-7.80%

Cinema Ticket

$12.91 AED 47.4

$13.14 AED 48.24

-1.75%

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

$276 AED 1,014

$248 AED 912

11.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,169 AED 22.7K

$5,090 AED 18.7K

21.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$53.1 AED 195

$116 AED 428

-54.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$97.2 AED 357

$54.6 AED 201

77.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.6 AED 351

$138 AED 507

-30.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$81.1 AED 298

$138 AED 506

-41.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$762 AED 2,798

$742 AED 2,724

2.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$606 AED 2,224

$776 AED 2,850

-21.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,603 AED 5,885

$2,010 AED 7,383

-20.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,018 AED 3,737

$1,475 AED 5,417

-31.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.3K AED 37.9K

$4,983 AED 18.3K

106.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$8,050 AED 29.6K

$1,972 AED 7,241

308.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,284 AED 8,387

$2,105 AED 7,729

8.52%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Ras al-Khaimah: October 29, 2025

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