Portland vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2579
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6206
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4648
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
88
82
🏙️ Population
653K
1.25M

The cost of living in Portland is 60% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 564th and 3028th ($2579 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th 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 Portland compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 175th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Sharjah

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Portland Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1290
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3075
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2348
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4914
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3836
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.98
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19330
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541