Chengdu vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$251
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7209th and 3679th ($660 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1933rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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