Quanzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$260
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
54
65
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.25M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 57% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7256th and 3460th ($644 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4015th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936

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$2240
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$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
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$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536