Sharjah vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$958
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
83
83
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.33M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 71% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3460th and 6171st ($1494 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 412th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$18619

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$2240
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$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
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$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
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$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443