Changsha vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$214
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
10M
1.25M

The cost of living in Changsha is 58% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7792nd and 4144th ($617 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 5th 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 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3307th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sharjah

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Changsha Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492