Medina vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
65
😀 Quality of life
52
82
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.25M

The cost of living in Medina is 45% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6017th and 3028th ($892 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6150th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$5193

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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541