Seattle vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
65
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
737K
1.25M

The cost of living in Seattle is 94% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 206th and 3679th ($2908 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 102nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Seattle Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$5054

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263

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