Ningbo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$311
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
65
😀 Quality of life
53
83
🏙️ Population
9.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 51% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6747th and 3679th ($733 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 7th 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 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6048th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ningbo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5300
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.42
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.75
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12898
$5054

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$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507