Amman vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$392
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
66
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.25M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5560th and 4144th ($1013 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2560th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sharjah

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Amman Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$7922

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$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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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