Raleigh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
65
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
468K
1.25M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 65% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 806th and 3679th ($2477 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 Raleigh compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 202nd and 386th 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
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$5054

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

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