Sharjah vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 219% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3028th and 8471st ($1612 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 359th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$4.34
$2.43
🥤 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
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$4818

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617