Shanghai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$600
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
66
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 24% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4971st and 4144th ($1126 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1655th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Sharjah

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Shanghai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$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