Quanzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$306
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.7
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$771
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
66
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.25M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 58% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7630th and 3851st ($648 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th 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 Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Quanzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3354th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.23
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2944
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.22
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9745
$8199

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11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954

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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