Hong Kong vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 81% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 621st and 4144th ($2674 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 632nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sharjah

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Hong Kong Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Sharjah

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