Mumbai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$392
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
65
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 52% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6838th and 3679th ($716 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4476th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$5054

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507