Living in Sharjah

Sharjah is a city in the United Arab Emirates. The nearest airport was DXB, 12.2 km away, with 188 listed destinations in June 2026.

Which United Arab Emirates-wide rules apply when you move to Sharjah?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United Arab EmiratesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Sharjah.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sharjah. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	49.57 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	86.25 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	243.9 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	4.72 eur	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	48.2 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	35.41 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	195.6 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Salary Net Avg Eur Month	1,914 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/ae/sharjah/¹²Community estimate · Supplemental context

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sharjah. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

MOHRE employment services — Public employment service

Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sharjah. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	188 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat³Official
Nearest airport	DXB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	12.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁴Official
Public transport monthly pass	35.41 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration in Sharjah

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally

1verified local records

University of Sharjah Language Institute

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Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	29.15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2021	cdn.who.int¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 24.8 · Feb 26.5 · Mar 29.6 · Apr 34.9 · May 39.7 · Jun 41.9 · Jul 42.9 · Aug 42.9 · Sep 40.7 · Oct 36.9 · Nov 31.4 · Dec 26.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁶Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.8 · Feb 13.8 · Mar 16.3 · Apr 19.7 · May 23.7 · Jun 26.5 · Jul 29.2 · Aug 28.9 · Sep 25.9 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 18.1 · Dec 14.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 18.5 · Feb 19.9 · Mar 22.7 · Apr 27.1 · May 31.4 · Jun 33.7 · Jul 35.5 · Aug 35.3 · Sep 32.6 · Oct 29 · Nov 24.4 · Dec 20.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁸Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 22.4 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 23.2 · Apr 4.8 · May 0.1 · Jun 0.5 · Jul 2.9 · Aug 0.02 · Sep 0.3 · Oct 2.1 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 18.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 235.1 · Feb 230.7 · Mar 265.4 · Apr 296.3 · May 333.1 · Jun 307.3 · Jul 319 · Aug 302.6 · Sep 279.8 · Oct 286.5 · Nov 251.8 · Dec 229.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁰Official

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	235 km²	2024	Sharjah DSCD — Department of Statistics and Community Development⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	82.58 %	31 Dec 2005	Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)²Official
Foreign residents	655,301 people	31 Dec 2005	Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)²Official

Foreign residents655,301 people31 Dec 2005Official source · Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)

PM2.5 — annual mean29.15 µg/m³31 Dec 2021Official source · cdn.who.int

City area235 km²2024Official source · Sharjah DSCD — Department of Statistics and Community Development

Fitness club membership, monthly49.57 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Independent source · Numbeo

Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited86.25 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Independent source · Numbeo

Private kindergarten, monthly243.9 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Independent source · Numbeo

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

Verified metrics: 12
Decision domains: 2
Current facts: 12

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sharjah when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in Sharjah?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 29.15 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the EU limit value. Source: cdn.who.int.

How many foreign residents live in Sharjah?

655,301 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC).

How much is public transport in Sharjah?

A monthly transport pass is 35.41 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo.

Is Sharjah a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: salary, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ae/sharjah/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sharjah-united-arab-emirates-salary-taxes_e5c41ac11059,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: salary, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ae/sharjah/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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Sources

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cdn.who.int cdn.who.int · checked 2026-08-26
Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) fcsc.gov.ae · checked 2026-08-03
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Sharjah DSCD — Department of Statistics and Community Development Sharjah DSCD · dscd.shj.ae · checked 2026-07-14
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03

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Numbeo numbeo.com · checked 2026-08-03
Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/ae/sharjah/ Numbeo city cost-of-living page · de.numbeo.com · checked 2026-09-05

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