Guangzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$342
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.25M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 49% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6854th and 3851st ($785 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1149th and 367th 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
$2.93
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Sharjah

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