New Taipei vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$482
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1360
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
66
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
4.05M
1.25M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5023rd and 4144th ($1108 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 252nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Sharjah

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New Taipei Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.77
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13830
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7127
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.67
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.19
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.19
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.75
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$656
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18576
$7922

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602

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