Sharjah vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sharjah Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$963
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 30% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3679th and 4715th ($1503 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 Taipei. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 386th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Sharjah vs Taipei infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sharjah vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Sharjah and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sharjah Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$18424

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sharjah

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605