Austin vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	65
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	962K	1.25M

The cost of living in Austin is 64% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 858th and 3460th ($2455 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 142nd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$7169

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536