Sharjah vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$963
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1044
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 47% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3679th and 5553rd ($1503 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 386th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$26560

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645