Sharjah vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$963
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
65
17
😀 Quality of life
83
37
🏙️ Population
1.25M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 151% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3679th and 7790th ($1503 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 386th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$15431

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528