Sharjah vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$990
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
66
14
😀 Quality of life
86
43
🏙️ Population
1.25M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 153% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3851st and 7898th ($1543 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 367th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$18568

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$2356
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$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531