Sharjah vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$833
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 149% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3028th and 7238th ($1612 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 185th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 359th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575