Sharjah vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$990
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
86
89
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.36M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 56% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3851st and 5651st ($1543 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 367th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Taoyuan

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Sharjah Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$19490

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10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473