Sharjah vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sharjah	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1503	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3133	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$963	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2228	$739
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	85
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	1.25M	9.07M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 193% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3679th and 8584th ($1503 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 526th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 386th and 3326th 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	$5.47	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.48	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.57	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1630	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1186	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6590	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4507	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.9	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.28	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5054	$25284

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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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511