Sharjah vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
65
17
😀 Quality of life
82
41
🏙️ Population
1.25M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 176% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3028th and 7809th ($1612 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 359th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$13369

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532