Sharjah vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$963
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1084
😷 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 73% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3679th and 6227th ($1503 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 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 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 386th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$13630

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691