Sharjah vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$958
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$602
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
83
61
🏙️ Population
1.25M
10.6M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 211% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3460th and 8748th ($1494 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 412th and 5094th 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
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.95
🥤 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
$802
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$4785

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716