Sharjah vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$912
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
36
😀 Quality of life
87
51
🏙️ Population
1.25M
6.98M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 83% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4144th and 6740th ($1473 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 352nd and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Zhanjiang

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Sharjah Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$19015

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584