Dallas vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.25M

The cost of living in Dallas is 70% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 700th and 3679th ($2550 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 113th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

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