Amman vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$383
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.25M

The cost of living in Amman is 33% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5667th and 3679th ($1004 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3456th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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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