Seattle vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$2987
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$1464
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$1719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	65
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	737K	1.25M

The cost of living in Seattle is 85% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 145th and 3028th ($2974 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 125th and 359th 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	$18.6	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$7.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$5193

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

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