Kaohsiung vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$353
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 37% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5770th and 3851st ($971 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 281st and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sharjah

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Kaohsiung Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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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