Changsha vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$211
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
17
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
10M
7.82M

The cost of living in Changsha is 2% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7795th and 7879th ($622 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 222nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 18th vs 350th best cities to live in China, and 2894th vs 7390th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Shangqiu

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Changsha Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$19212

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522