Detroit vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
66
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
639K
1.25M

The cost of living in Detroit is 34% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1839th and 3851st ($2070 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 319th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Sharjah

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Detroit Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$8199

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

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