Sharjah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$912
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
85
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.87M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 54% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4144th and 5984th ($1473 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1.7 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 352nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Taichung

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Sharjah Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665