Jeddah vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$541	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	66
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.25M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 19% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4809th and 4204th ($1155 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 894th and 312th 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	$6.64	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$6883

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

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