Sharjah vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$963
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
1.25M
17.7M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 57% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3679th and 5948th ($1503 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 386th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$24117

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618