Shaoyang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shaoyang	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$2987
🏠 One person rent	$212	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$402	$1464
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$720	$1719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	65
😀 Quality of life	43	82
🏙️ Population	6.56M	1.25M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7871st and 3028th ($577 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 396th 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 Shaoyang compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Shaoyang ranked 236th best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6810th and 359th 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	$2.99	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.08	$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3499	$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11076	$5193

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586

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