Is Sharjah a good place to live?

46/100 livability · United Arab Emirates
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates scores 46/100 for livability — a mixed pick: cost 21/100, climate 46/100, safety 70/100. Warmest-month high ~34.8°C, coldest-month low ~18.6°C. Main natural-disaster exposure: drought; homicide rate ~0.7/100k. Safety 70/100 blends disaster (52) and crime (98).
Sharjah — average monthly high (°C, WorldClim)
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Livability pillars (0-100)
21Cost46Climate70Safety
Disaster risk by type (1-5)
4Quake1Flood1Storm2Wildfire4Heat5Drought1Cold1Tsunami

How each score is calculated: CostiAffordability, 0–100. Higher = cheaper. = 100 − (country price level vs US × a city-size premium). Source: World Bank PPP ÷ exchange rate (US = 100). · ClimateiComfort, 0–100, from WorldClim monthly temperatures. Penalises hot summers (above ~24°C), cold winters (below ~6°C) and too-cool summers (below 15°C). Higher = milder. · Safetyi0–100. Higher = safer. Blends 55% natural-disaster safety (8 hazards — earthquake from real USGS records, plus flood, storm, wildfire, heat, drought, cold, tsunami) and 45% crime safety (homicide rate). · LivabilityiOverall score, 0–100 = 0.35 × Cost + 0.30 × Climate + 0.35 × Safety. (hover the i)

How to read the scores — all on a 0–100 scale, higher is better.

Natural-disaster risk in Sharjah

Is Sharjah prone to drought?

Drought risk in Sharjah is very high (5/5), from regional aridity and summer heat.

Is Sharjah at risk of earthquakes?

Earthquake risk in Sharjah is high (4/5). USGS records 430 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes within 300 km since 1980.

Does Sharjah get dangerously hot?

Extreme-heat risk in Sharjah is high (4/5); warmest-month mean high ~34.8°C (WorldClim).

How scored: livability = 0.35·cost + 0.30·climate + 0.35·safety. Climate from WorldClim v2.1 normals; cost from World Bank PPP÷FX (real, open); earthquake from USGS (real); flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami tiers indicative — verify before publish.

FAQ

Is Sharjah a good place to live?

Sharjah scores 46/100 for livability — cost 21, climate 46, safety 70.

Is Sharjah safe?

Safety 70/100 = disaster safety 52 (main risk drought) blended with crime safety 98 (homicide ~0.7/100k).

What's the climate like in Sharjah?

Warmest-month highs average ~34.8°C and coldest-month lows ~18.6°C (WorldClim climate normals).

How much does it cost to live in Sharjah?

United Arab Emirates sits at 79/100 on the World Bank price level (US=100) — affordability score 21/100.

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