Indianapolis vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
65
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
888K
1.25M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 46% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1397th and 3679th ($2187 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 159th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

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