Beirut vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Beirut Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$555
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
65
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.25M

The cost of living in Beirut is 22% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4691st and 3679th ($1165 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4996th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Beirut vs Sharjah infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Beirut vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Beirut and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Beirut Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$5054

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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