Sharjah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$958
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
83
81
🏙️ Population
1.25M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 67% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3460th and 6071st ($1494 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 412th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671