Chongqing vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$226
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
65
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7185th and 3679th ($662 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 1.3 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 1966th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
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$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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