Medina vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$659
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
66
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.25M

The cost of living in Medina is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4843rd and 3851st ($1164 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4103rd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Sharjah

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Medina Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$8199

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$791
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$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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