Casablanca vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Casablanca	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2271	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$453	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$316	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	66
😀 Quality of life	62	86
🏙️ Population	3.22M	1.25M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 38% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5901st and 3851st ($953 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Morocco vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Casablanca compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Casablanca ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5603rd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Sharjah

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	Casablanca	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.41	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$973	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$8199

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$734
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$639
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$797
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$579
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$555
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$586
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$546
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$790
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$625
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$879
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$591
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$649
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1369
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1306
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$1014
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1436
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1453
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1455
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1469
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1670
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1913
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1577
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$619
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1544
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$648
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1467
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1752
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1388
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1492
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2004

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469