Kaohsiung vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$382
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 32% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5666th and 4144th ($999 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 364th and 352nd 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
$3.78
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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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