Charlotte vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
65
😀 Quality of life
88
82
🏙️ Population
875K
1.25M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 68% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 361st and 3028th ($2710 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 191st and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541