Baltimore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	586K	1.25M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 44% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1429th and 3851st ($2224 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 138th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$8199

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469