Ningbo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$264
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$462
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
66
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
9.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 54% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7431st and 4144th ($671 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3738th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Sharjah

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Ningbo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.55
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4479
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.5
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$693
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15051
$7922

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$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525

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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