Sharjah vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$963
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
74
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 79% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3679th and 6292nd ($1503 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th 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 Tainan. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 386th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$18526

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719