Columbus vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
906K
1.25M

The cost of living in Columbus is 44% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1686th and 4144th ($2127 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 96th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sharjah

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Columbus Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$7922

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$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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