Almaty vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$499
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
24
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
1.92M
7.82M

The cost of living in Almaty is 21% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6015th and 6542nd ($941 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 4176th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542