Denver vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	24
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	716K	7.82M

The cost of living in Denver is 269% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 463rd and 6735th ($2717 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 43rd 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 Denver compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 158th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Denver	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$17921

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529