Chicago vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chicago is 92% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 375th and 4144th ($2822 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 22nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Sharjah

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Chicago Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$7922

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

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