Sharjah vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$990
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
86
76
🏙️ Population
1.25M
17.5M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 55% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3851st and 5618th ($1543 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 367th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Shenzhen

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Sharjah Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$21140

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10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648