Sharjah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$963
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
1.25M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 61% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3679th and 6052nd ($1503 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 386th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$13638

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716