San Francisco vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Francisco Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3781
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8717
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$2600
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$4501
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$806
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7795
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
874K
1.25M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 152% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9th and 3679th ($3781 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 12th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Francisco Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.68
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2707
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2324
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5024
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4030
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11577
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11019
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.31
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.2
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.7
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.38
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2916
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31050
$5054

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610

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