Raleigh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
66
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
468K
1.25M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 47% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1363rd and 3851st ($2265 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 219th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Sharjah

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Raleigh Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469