Sharjah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
1.25M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 62% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3028th and 5356th ($1612 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 359th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$13893

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721