Raleigh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$1719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
65
😀 Quality of life
87
82
🏙️ Population
468K
1.25M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 71% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 304th and 3028th ($2757 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 235th and 359th 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
$20.1
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$5193

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

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