Edmonton vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	17
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	1.01M	7.82M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 212% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2524th and 7914th ($1878 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 207th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 193rd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Shangqiu

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	Edmonton	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$16802

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518