Phoenix vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2369
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5226
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1477
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2396
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4699
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
65
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.61M
1.25M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 58% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 973rd and 3679th ($2369 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 119th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.77
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2431
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3520
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2938
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1116
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657

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