Sharjah vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$963
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$623
😷 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 196% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3679th and 8633rd ($1503 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 386th and 5079th 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
$5.47
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734