Jacksonville vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	66
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	950K	1.25M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 57% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1415th and 4204th ($2222 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 6th 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 Jacksonville compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 278th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$6883

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483