Houston vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.25M

The cost of living in Houston is 47% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1367th and 3851st ($2261 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 Houston compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 14th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$8199

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469