Guangzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$354
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.25M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 47% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6835th and 4144th ($782 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2285th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sharjah

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Guangzhou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$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