Seattle vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3154
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7508
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$3422
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6532
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
737K
1.25M

The cost of living in Seattle is 114% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 142nd and 4144th ($3154 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 32nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Sharjah

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Seattle Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$6.45
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2110
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3872
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2891
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7394
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.47
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.95
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.86
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2521
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28950
$7922

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492