Indianapolis vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
66
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
888K
1.25M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 61% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1140th and 4144th ($2374 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 289th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Sharjah

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Indianapolis Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$7922

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492