Bangkok vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$424	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	24
😀 Quality of life	75	44
🏙️ Population	5.68M	7.82M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 60% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5912th and 7835th ($958 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 1890th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Shangqiu

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	Bangkok	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$17107

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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