Jeddah vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$511
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.25M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4828th and 3679th ($1123 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1110th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$5054

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$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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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