Baltimore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5088
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2305
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4221
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
586K
1.25M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 48% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1330th and 3679th ($2223 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 121st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2707
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1294
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17290
$5054

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2363
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2498
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2664
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2299
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2887
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2405
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2693
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2917
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2619
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2417
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2436
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2537
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2179
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2505
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2701
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2626
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3139
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$2890
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2775
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2982
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2553
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2281
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2675
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2279
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2575
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2447
76 km or 47 mi York
$1948
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2777
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2807
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2238
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2091
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3236
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$1992
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2583
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2504
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2193
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2599
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$1975
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$1955

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507