Austin vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
962K
1.25M

The cost of living in Austin is 61% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 548th and 3028th ($2590 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 5th in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 126th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$5193

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$2179
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$2095
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$2190
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$2150
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$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541