New York City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4441
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$10033
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$2960
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$5380
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$886
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$364
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5544
$2174
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.25M

The cost of living in New York City is 197% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3rd and 3460th ($4441 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 22nd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sharjah

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New York City Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.7
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$133
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.94
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3501
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2603
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4776
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5236
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.5
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17935
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12929
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.04
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.41
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.1
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.89
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.94
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$173
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$36.1
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1784
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21465
$7169

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$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536