Sharjah vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3073
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$859
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2246
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
1.25M
10.6M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 181% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4204th and 8645th ($1419 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 489th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 312th and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Shijiazhuang

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Sharjah Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.56
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1188
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$108
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10301
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8167
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.18
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707