Sharjah vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$552
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
82
45
🏙️ Population
1.25M
6.98M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 107% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 3028th and 6458th ($1612 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 359th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$19859

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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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573