Shaoyang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shaoyang	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1703	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$223	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$2228
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	65
😀 Quality of life	39	83
🏙️ Population	6.56M	1.25M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 59% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7649th and 3679th ($612 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7013th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Sharjah

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	Shaoyang	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.92	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3102	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10066	$5054

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507