Houston vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$2228
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.25M

The cost of living in Houston is 50% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1258th and 3679th ($2248 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 82nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$5054

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507