Doha vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$2174
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.25M

The cost of living in Doha is 19% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2449th and 3460th ($1779 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 562nd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$7169

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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