Alexandria vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
66
😀 Quality of life
56
88
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.25M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9006th and 4204th ($384 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6233rd and 312th 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
$4.15
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483