Sharjah vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$990
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
66
17
😀 Quality of life
86
44
🏙️ Population
1.25M
7.01M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 157% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 3851st and 7983rd ($1543 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 367th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$8478

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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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$521
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$519
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$610
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$583
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$533
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$487
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$567
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$575
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$504
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$516
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$562
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$589
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$514
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$613
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$529
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$520
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$522
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$595
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$523
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$457
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$520
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$556
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$612
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$610
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$524
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$643
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$545
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$540
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$541
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$513
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$588
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$513