George Town vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	24
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	41K	7.82M

The cost of living in George Town is 370% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 17th and 6542nd ($3644 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 703rd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Shangqiu

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	George Town	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$18304

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

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