Changhua vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$344
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
66
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
220K
1.25M

The cost of living in Changhua is 43% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6404th and 3851st ($874 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th in Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3879th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Sharjah

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Changhua Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$8199

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$687
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$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

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$2356
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$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
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$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
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$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469