Charlotte vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
65
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
875K
1.25M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 74% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 574th and 3679th ($2615 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 7th 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 Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 230th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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