Sharjah vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Sharjah Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2819
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$821
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1559
$857
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
62
98
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 108% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3834th and 7165th ($1335 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 203rd in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Sharjah ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 324th and 2078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.78
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.2
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.48
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4996
$17684

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$743
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1109
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1306
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1255
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$790
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1123
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1940
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1894
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$922
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$1012
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$631
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$677
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1326
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$772
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1023
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$639
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$803
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$926
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$962
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$782
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$745
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$598
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$872
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$723
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$500
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$749
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$898
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$673
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$744
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$617
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713