Alexandria vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
65
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.25M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8536th and 3028th ($495 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6224th and 359th 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
$5.31
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541