Fort Worth vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fort Worth	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2217	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5435	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1334	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$2328	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4189	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	66
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	919K	1.25M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 56% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1434th and 4204th ($2217 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Fort Worth ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 213th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fort Worth	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1045	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1925	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23437	$6883

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483