Alexandria vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
65
😀 Quality of life
48
83
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.25M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9207th and 3679th ($310 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 7th in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6328th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sharjah

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Alexandria Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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