Manchester vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	24
😀 Quality of life	92	38
🏙️ Population	548K	7.82M

The cost of living in Manchester is 181% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1662nd and 6735th ($2071 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 43rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 85th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Shangqiu

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	Manchester	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$17921

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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