Sharjah vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$963
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
83
43
🏙️ Population
1.25M
6.98M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 92% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 3679th and 6518th ($1503 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 39th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 386th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$20188

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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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601