Atlanta vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	499K	7.82M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 342% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 647th and 7835th ($2641 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 183rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 179th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$17107

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

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