Milwaukee vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2078
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5083
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3809
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
66
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
577K
1.25M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 41% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4144th ($2078 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 5th in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 260th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sharjah

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Milwaukee Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1421
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$908
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2353
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1645
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$166
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1835
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24369
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415

Cities near Sharjah

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