Hangzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$405
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
66
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 42% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6527th and 4144th ($860 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3360th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Sharjah

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Hangzhou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$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
$522
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$7922

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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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