Beirut vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$598
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
66
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.25M

The cost of living in Beirut is 8% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4144th ($1353 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5682nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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