Almaty vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$524
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
70
44
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.82M

The cost of living in Almaty is 62% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5852nd and 7914th ($974 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 4192nd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Shangqiu

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Almaty Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518