Jacksonville vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$2174
😷 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 58% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1022nd and 3460th ($2364 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 293rd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$7169

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536