Madrid vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	24
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	3.42M	7.82M

The cost of living in Madrid is 142% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6735th ($1781 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 43rd in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 151st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Shangqiu

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	Madrid	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$17921

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529