Riyadh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$946
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
66
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.25M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 11% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3529th and 4144th ($1632 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 879th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sharjah

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Riyadh Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492