Bangalore vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$221	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	24
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	12.3M	7.82M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 12% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8500th and 7835th ($524 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 183rd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5281st and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Shangqiu

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	Bangalore	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$17107

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

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