Beirut vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$549
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
66
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.25M

The cost of living in Beirut is 11% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4577th and 4204th ($1261 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5475th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$6883

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483