Dongguan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$250
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
65
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.25M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7169th and 3460th ($656 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2941st and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$7169

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$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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$2240
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$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
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$1540
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$1239
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$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