Rome vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$2274
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.25M

The cost of living in Rome is 28% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2104th and 3851st ($1972 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Italy and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Italy vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Rome compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 134th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sharjah

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Rome Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$8199

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330

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