Sharjah vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$963
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$714
😷 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 188% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3679th and 8506th ($1503 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 386th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619