Changsha vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$222
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
10M
1.25M

The cost of living in Changsha is 61% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7989th and 3679th ($582 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3254th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$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
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$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