Alexandria vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$103
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
66
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
5.36M
1.25M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8976th and 4144th ($400 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6248th and 352nd 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
$4.25
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492