Baltimore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	586K	1.25M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 52% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1414th and 4144th ($2234 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 164th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sharjah

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	Baltimore	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$7922

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2420
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1214
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1457
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1080
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$796
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1135
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2014
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1923
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$545
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$541
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$575
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$545
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1309
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1109
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1192
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$563
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$575
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$931
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1037
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$565
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$547
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$823
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$627
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$489
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$487
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$813
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$565
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$492