Medina vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$353
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
65
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.25M

The cost of living in Medina is 43% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6257th and 3679th ($853 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3833rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$5054

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$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507