Sharjah vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$912
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.85M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 62% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4144th and 6264th ($1473 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 352nd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Tainan

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Sharjah Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697