Shanghai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$635
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
78
82
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4461st and 3028th ($1190 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Shanghai compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 558th and 359th 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
$4.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541