San Diego vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	86	66
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.25M

The cost of living in San Diego is 126% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 52nd and 3851st ($3486 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 155th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$8199

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469