Sharjah vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$990
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 93% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3851st and 6776th ($1543 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 367th and 2020th 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
$5.41
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$20341

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635