Chongqing vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$229
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
66
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 59% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7730th and 3851st ($631 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 1.5 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 367th 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
$2.93
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469