Sharjah vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$912
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
68
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 188% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4144th and 8643rd ($1473 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 352nd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Zhengzhou

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Sharjah Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$21713

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556