Chicago vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chicago is 77% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 483rd and 3679th ($2667 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 Chicago compared to 1.5 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 20th and 386th 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
$21
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$5054

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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