Sharjah vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$859	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	1.25M	9.07M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 156% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4204th and 8245th ($1419 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 341st in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 312th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Shenyang

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	Sharjah	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$24707

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501