Beijing vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Beijing Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$575
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1443
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Beijing is 32% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5387th and 3460th ($1016 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in China and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check China vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 989th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Beijing vs Sharjah infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Beijing vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Beijing and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Beijing Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$819
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1965
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14717
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6695
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.77
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.49
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22456
$7169

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536