Seattle vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Seattle	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3183	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7493	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1996	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$3450	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6618	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	66
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	737K	1.25M

The cost of living in Seattle is 106% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 126th and 3851st ($3183 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 147th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Seattle	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.46	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2109	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3900	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2895	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7971	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5180	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.97	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.43	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.09	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.8	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2124	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30033	$8199

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098

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