San Diego vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	65
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.25M

The cost of living in San Diego is 130% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 36th and 3460th ($3428 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 95th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$7169

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

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