Baltimore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2287
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5428
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$2370
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4207
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
586K
1.25M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 53% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1182nd and 3460th ($2287 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 131st and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.37
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1496
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2801
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2120
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1975
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.58
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1264
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22681
$7169

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2500
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2584
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2760
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2299
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2909
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2499
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2727
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2961
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2640
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2566
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2471
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2548
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2273
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2596
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2777
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2425
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3149
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$2893
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2791
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2856
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2543
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2210
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2389
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2617
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2309
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2498
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2513
76 km or 47 mi York
$1979
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2786
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2696
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2197
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2085
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3174
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$2033
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2601
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2539
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2250
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2640
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$2217
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$2149

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