Jerusalem vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
66
😀 Quality of life
86
87
🏙️ Population
936K
1.25M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 69% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 911th and 4144th ($2483 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Israel and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Israel vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 410th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sharjah

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Jerusalem Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$7922

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$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