Jeddah vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$584
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
66
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.25M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 18% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4757th and 4144th ($1209 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 990th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Sharjah

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Jeddah Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$7922

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
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$906
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$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492