Philadelphia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Philadelphia	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2541	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6190	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$2715	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4036	$2228
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	65
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.25M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 69% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 710th and 3679th ($2541 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 130th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Sharjah

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	Philadelphia	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3091	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2340	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1909	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20863	$5054

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750

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