Sharjah vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$958
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
1.25M
17.7M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 63% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3460th and 5950th ($1494 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 412th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$22267

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10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609