Columbus vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
906K
1.25M

The cost of living in Columbus is 39% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1634th and 3851st ($2140 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 266th and 367th 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
$20.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469