Ningbo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1957
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$261
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$828
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
65
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
9.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 58% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6976th and 3028th ($677 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5865th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ningbo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.95
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3305
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9922
$5193

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$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541