Sharjah vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$912
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 17% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4144th and 4661st ($1473 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 352nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Taipei

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Sharjah Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$18442

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$2183
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602