Milwaukee vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	66
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	577K	1.25M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 44% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1864th and 4204th ($2046 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 195th and 312th 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	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$6883

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

Cities near Sharjah

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