Riyadh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1627
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3576
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$931
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2496
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
80
88
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.25M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 15% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3418th and 4204th ($1627 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 759th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9818
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483