San Diego vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$2228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	65
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.25M

The cost of living in San Diego is 123% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 45th and 3679th ($3346 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 75th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$5054

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

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