San Diego vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	86	66
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.25M

The cost of living in San Diego is 144% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 43rd and 4204th ($3469 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 97th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$6883

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Sharjah

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