San Antonio vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Antonio	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4931	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$2192	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4224	$2228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	65
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.25M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 46% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1380th and 3679th ($2194 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 7th in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. San Antonio ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 118th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6015	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.95	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1127	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10912	$5054

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507