Minneapolis vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	86	66
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	430K	1.25M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 58% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1017th and 3851st ($2434 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 283rd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$8199

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469