Ningbo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1956
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$249
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.7
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1198
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
66
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
9.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 57% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7558th and 3851st ($660 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2343rd and 367th 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
$3.03
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.12%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4619
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.45
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.82
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$803
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15801
$8199

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55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469