Dallas vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$2174
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	65
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.25M

The cost of living in Dallas is 65% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 837th and 3460th ($2471 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 130th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Sharjah

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	Dallas	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$7169

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536