George Town vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	25	17
😀 Quality of life	80	44
🏙️ Population	47K	7.82M

The cost of living in George Town is 520% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 15th and 7879th ($3795 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 717th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$19212

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522