Beijing vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$589
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
73
44
🏙️ Population
21.9M
7.82M

The cost of living in Beijing is 72% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5355th and 7835th ($1029 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 183rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 11th vs 298th best cities to live in China, and 2546th vs 7180th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$17107

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

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