Sharjah vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$958
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$680
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 192% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3460th and 8544th ($1494 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 412th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591