Rome vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$929	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	65
😀 Quality of life	86	83
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.25M

The cost of living in Rome is 15% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2624th and 3460th ($1718 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.1 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 337th and 412th 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	$14.5	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$7169

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536