Hangzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$389
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
71
83
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 44% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6287th and 3679th ($843 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2189th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hangzhou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$5054

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

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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