Chongqing vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$205
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
66
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 59% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7933rd and 4144th ($601 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th 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 Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2353rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Sharjah

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Chongqing Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$7922

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$581
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$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
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$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