Quanzhou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1479
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$301
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$759
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
66
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.25M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 57% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7679th and 4144th ($634 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3611th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2900
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1919
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9536
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
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$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