Almaty vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$477
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
70
44
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.82M

The cost of living in Almaty is 48% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6307th and 7835th ($884 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$17107

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517