Houston vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2174
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.25M

The cost of living in Houston is 52% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1229th and 3460th ($2265 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 97th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$7169

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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