Jerusalem vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2037
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4974
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2358
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
84
83
🏙️ Population
936K
1.25M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 36% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1770th and 3679th ($2037 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 358th and 386th 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
$20.4
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.45
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1355
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1935
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.96%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12822
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8413
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$859
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11066
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671

Cities near Sharjah

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