Chengdu vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$242
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
73
82
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7269th and 3028th ($643 vs $1612) 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1633rd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541