Medina vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$673
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
66
😀 Quality of life
70
88
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.25M

The cost of living in Medina is 17% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4204th ($1182 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4114th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$6883

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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483