Los Angeles vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2274
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	66
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.25M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 122% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 62nd and 3851st ($3420 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.5 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 50th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$8199

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469