Sharjah vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$949
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 58% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3028th and 5170th ($1612 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 359th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Suzhou

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Sharjah Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645