Jacksonville vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jacksonville	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2386	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5446	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$1474	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$2228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	87	83
🏙️ Population	950K	1.25M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 59% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 943rd and 3679th ($2386 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Jacksonville ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 271st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2118	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4741	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2423	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.57	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1421	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10904	$5054

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872

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