Detroit vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2064
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4936
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$2122
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3270
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
86
83
🏙️ Population
639K
1.25M

The cost of living in Detroit is 38% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1678th and 3460th ($2064 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 315th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$960
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2340
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.76
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1288
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16893
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2070
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2086
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1786
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2102
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1957
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2071
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1936
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2093
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2062
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2022
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2083
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2030
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2087
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$2032
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1724
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2059
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$2040
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1940
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1963
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2065
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2077
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2081
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2390
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2019
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2288
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1837
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1706
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2238
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1778
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1593
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1607
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1943
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1527

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