Indianapolis vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
66
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
888K
1.25M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 56% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1079th and 3851st ($2405 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 237th and 367th 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
$20.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$8199

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908

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