San Francisco vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Francisco Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3729
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8827
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$2575
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$4722
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$762
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7332
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
874K
1.25M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 131% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 12th and 3028th ($3729 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. San Francisco ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 29th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Francisco Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.44
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2705
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2296
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5169
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4274
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11456
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10309
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.8
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.07
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.13
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.79
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2657
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31490
$5193

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541