Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Ruwais Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Ruwais

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 10.5% cheaper than Ruwais without rent, and 4.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 3.7% cheaper than Ruwais without rent, and 8.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.53 AED 20.28

$6.48 AED 23.78

-14.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.39 AED 119

$37.51 AED 138

-13.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.18 AED 33.68

$7.78 AED 28.56

17.99%

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

$4.79 AED 17.59

-12.53%

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

$0.96 AED 3.54

$0.82 AED 3.00

17.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 AED 1.37

$0.34 AED 1.26

8.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.79 AED 39.60

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.56 AED 35.09

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 AED 6.46

$1.85 AED 6.77

-4.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 AED 4.39

$1.49 AED 5.46

-20.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.03 AED 7.47

$1.90 AED 6.99

6.84%

Eggs

$2.86 AED 10.49

$3.10 AED 11.37

-7.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.47 AED 38.43

$2.67 AED 9.80

292.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.99 AED 25.67

$7.59 AED 27.84

-7.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.93 AED 32.76

$6.61 AED 24.26

35.10%

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 AED 7.00

$2.88 AED 10.56

-33.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 AED 5.53

$1.59 AED 5.85

-5.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 AED 5.37

$1.34 AED 4.93

8.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.30

$0.81 AED 2.96

44.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.05 AED 3.84

$0.65 AED 2.38

61.54%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 AED 4.50

$0.42 AED 1.55

192.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.50 AED 5.49

$1.65 AED 6.07

-9.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 AED 2.23

$0.67 AED 2.45

-8.96%

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

$6.59 AED 24.20

-0.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.49 AED 49.49

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.40 AED 5.14

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 AED 10.21

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.66 AED 6.09

$1.61 AED 5.89

3.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.05 AED 147

$52.0 AED 191

-22.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.75 AED 13.76

$2.80 AED 10.28

33.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 AED 2.43

$0.67 AED 2.45

-1.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.03 AED 18.44

$8.24 AED 30.26

-38.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.76 AED 2.78

$0.75 AED 2.74

1.33%

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

$45.3K AED 166.4K

$46.3K AED 169.9K

-2.06%

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

$22.7K AED 83.3K

$22.0K AED 80.7K

3.25%

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

$199 AED 729

$91.1 AED 334

118.15%

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

$64.5 AED 237

$52.8 AED 194

22.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$103 AED 377

$97.6 AED 358

5.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 AED 228

$63.6 AED 233

-2.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.96 AED 139

$39.29 AED 144

-3.39%

Cinema Ticket

$13.03 AED 47.81

$11.65 AED 42.74

11.85%

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

$279 AED 1,025

$601 AED 2,204

-53.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,958 AED 21.9K

$3,755 AED 13.8K

58.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.2 AED 191

$22.02 AED 80.8

136.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$96.8 AED 355

$79.2 AED 291

22.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.1 AED 360

$78.5 AED 288

25.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.3 AED 295

$55.4 AED 203

44.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$760 AED 2,790

$758 AED 2,781

0.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$607 AED 2,227

$748 AED 2,747

-18.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,633 AED 5,992

$2,540 AED 9,323

-35.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,021 AED 3,747

$1,340 AED 4,919

-23.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,040 AED 29.5K

$4,879 AED 17.9K

64.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,720 AED 9,984

$2,661 AED 9,766

2.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,575 AED 9,449

$2,689 AED 9,870

-4.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.42

4.71

-6.16%

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

Last update for Sharjah: January 11, 2026

Last update for Ruwais: January 12, 2026

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