Sharjah vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$912
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 88% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4144th and 6833rd ($1473 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 352nd and 3150th 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
$5.42
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$17664

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623