Sharjah vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$912
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.35M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 57% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4144th and 6085th ($1473 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 352nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$17081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464