Sharjah vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$912
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
58
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
1.25M
10.6M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 199% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4144th and 8757th ($1473 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 518th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 352nd and 4718th 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
$5.42
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716