Gold price in Sharjah.
Live 24K, 22K, 21K and 18K gold rates in Sharjah, AED per gram, sourced hourly from the international XAU spot rate at the fixed AED-USD peg.
Gold prices in Sharjah follow the international XAU spot rate, converted to AED at the fixed 3.6725 peg. The 24K (999 fine) per-gram rate sets the reference; 22K, 21K and 18K are derived from purity (91.6 percent, 87.5 percent and 75 percent respectively). The Sharjah Central Souk (Blue Souk) gold section is the main retail hub in Sharjah.
Sharjah is the cheapest emirate for making charges, often AED 3 to AED 10 per gram below Deira, and the strongest market for 21K alongside 22K.
Live gold rates in Sharjah
The live 24K, 22K, 21K and 18K per-gram rates are shown on the main ADAD gold tracker. Sharjah uses the same reference rate as the rest of the UAE.
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Sharjah gold prices follow the Dubai reference, set roughly every 30 seconds in line with the international spot rate. The Sharjah Central Souk (also called the Blue Souk) hosts the largest concentration of jewellery shops in the emirate, with both 21K and 22K (Indian-style and Gulf-style) gold widely available.
Buying gold in Sharjah
- Sharjah Central Souk and the Rolla area are the two main gold shopping zones.
- 21K (875 fineness) and 22K (916) are both widely sold in Sharjah, reflecting the large Indian and Pakistani expat communities.
- Hallmark enforcement is identical to Dubai under federal ESMA standards.
- Sharjah making charges are typically the lowest in the UAE on identical designs, frequently AED 3 to AED 10 per gram cheaper than Deira.
- No VAT on investment-grade gold; 5 percent VAT on jewellery, the same as the rest of the UAE.
Which karat to buy in Sharjah
Sharjah shops carry more 21K than most of the UAE, so all four karats are easy to compare side by side here. Purity drives the per-gram price:
- 24K (999 fine): 99.9 percent gold. Investment bars and coins. More on 24K.
- 22K (916 fine): 91.6 percent gold. Standard Gulf and Indian jewellery. More on 22K.
- 21K (875 fine): 87.5 percent gold. Gulf-style jewellery. More on 21K.
- 18K (750 fine): 75 percent gold. European designer brands. More on 18K.