Sharjah vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$912
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
66
17
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
1.25M
7.01M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 147% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4144th and 7977th ($1473 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 234th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 352nd and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$9042

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10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$543
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$598
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$572
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$542
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$491
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$556
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$578
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$509
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$520
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$561
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$590
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$518
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$601
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$523
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$516
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$518
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$591
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$511
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$570
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$483
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$516
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$554
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$602
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$608
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$514
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$639
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$544
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$599
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$525
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$540
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$575
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$506
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$581
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$507