Quanzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1794
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$278
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$831
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
65
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.25M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7155th and 3679th ($666 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6224th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.47
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.92
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2834
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1563
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.5
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.14
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22902
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014

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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$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