Sharjah vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
82
80
🏙️ Population
1.25M
17.5M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 72% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3028th and 5744th ($1612 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 359th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584