Jerusalem vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	65
😀 Quality of life	85	83
🏙️ Population	936K	1.25M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 42% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1551st and 3460th ($2114 vs $1494) 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 374th and 412th 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	$22.2	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$7169

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536