Faisalabad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Faisalabad	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$319	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$784	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$115	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$123	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.7	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$214	$679
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	3.2M	7.82M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 59% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9185th and 6542nd ($319 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 43rd in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6906th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Shangqiu

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	Faisalabad	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.12	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.61	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$59	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$776	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$902	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.71	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.64	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.66	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$25.1	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$785	$18304

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Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$373
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$312
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$344
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$292
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$310
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$456
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$380
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$406
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$308
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$280
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$360
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$358
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$500
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$335
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$328
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$371
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$378
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$439
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$407
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$323
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$430
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$374
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$338
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$372
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$277
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$388
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$358
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$252
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$397
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$441
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$268
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$354
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$286

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542