Sharjah vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$990
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
58
😀 Quality of life
86
68
🏙️ Population
1.25M
10.6M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 196% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3851st and 8567th ($1543 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 367th and 4412th 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
$5.41
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740