Changhua vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$328
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
65
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
225K
1.25M

The cost of living in Changhua is 44% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6291st and 3679th ($841 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5006th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$5054

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$818
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$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
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$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$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
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$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