London vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	99	44
🏙️ Population	8.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in London is 544% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8th and 7835th ($3851 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$17107

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517