Hangzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 48% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6270th and 3028th ($831 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2093rd and 359th 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
$3.85
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541