Faisalabad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Faisalabad	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$289	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$670	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$111	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$173	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$108	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.8	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$643
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	27	41
🏙️ Population	3.2M	7.82M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 61% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9245th and 6604th ($289 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 53rd in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Faisalabad ranked 13th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 8707th and 7053rd 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	$1.35	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.5	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.25	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.8	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$161	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$120	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.6	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.42%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$410	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.92	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.13	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.14	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.66	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.2	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$14.5	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$645	$14498

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Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$344
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$260
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$337
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$364
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$290
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$330
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$303
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$386
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$268
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$240
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$338
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$277
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$328
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$508
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$298
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$278
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$307
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$399
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$394
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$389
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$399
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$238
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$448
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$307
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$352
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$335
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$281
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$393
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$365
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$250
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$401
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$423
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$291
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$311
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$282

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543