Amman vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2713
🏠 One person rent
$368
$840
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
61
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.25M

The cost of living in Amman is 28% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5708th and 3263rd ($962 vs $1343) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Sharjah. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sharjah ranked 3rd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2687th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$5.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$6.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$669
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$930
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$4938

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1129
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$1924
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1096
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1260
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$799
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1150
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1964
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1797
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$688
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$968
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$689
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$693
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1277
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1245
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1277
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$688
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$952
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$987
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$947
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$690
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$691
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$880
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$687
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$657
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$686
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$907
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$650
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$863
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$837
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$686