Rome vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$2246
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.25M

The cost of living in Rome is 42% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1942nd and 4204th ($2020 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 292nd and 312th 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
$17.4
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$6883

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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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