Detroit vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
639K
1.25M

The cost of living in Detroit is 23% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1843rd and 3028th ($1979 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 172nd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541