New York City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.25M

The cost of living in New York City is 170% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5th and 3679th ($4051 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 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 13th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507