Changsha vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$211
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
10M
1.25M

The cost of living in Changsha is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7795th and 3851st ($622 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2894th and 367th 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
$2.93
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$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
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469