Medina vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$663
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
66
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.25M

The cost of living in Medina is 21% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4849th and 4144th ($1168 vs $1473) 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4347th and 352nd 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
$5.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$7922

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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492