Detroit vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
639K
1.25M

The cost of living in Detroit is 33% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1856th and 3679th ($2006 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 216th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$5054

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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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