Chongqing vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$224
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 58% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7340th and 3460th ($634 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1675th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536