Manchester vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	24
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	548K	7.82M

The cost of living in Manchester is 279% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1330th and 7835th ($2265 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 107th and 7180th 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	$17.3	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$17107

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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