London vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	98	41
🏙️ Population	8.91M	7.82M

The cost of living in London is 347% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 38th and 6604th ($3321 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 5th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Shangqiu

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	London	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$14498

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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