Guangzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$333
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.25M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 49% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6602nd and 3679th ($763 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1036th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$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