Dongguan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$259
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
66
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.25M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 55% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7469th and 4144th ($666 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3662nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$7922

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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$2183
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$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
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$1373
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$1214
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$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