Los Angeles vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2465
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	66
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.25M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 129% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 72nd and 4144th ($3378 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 5th in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 55th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sharjah

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	Los Angeles	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$7922

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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