Hangzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$438
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
66
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 42% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6257th and 3851st ($899 vs $1543) 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3005th and 367th 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
$4.08
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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