Memphis vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Memphis	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1842	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4402	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$1073	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1650	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3551	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	87	38
🏙️ Population	633K	7.82M

The cost of living in Memphis is 138% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2338th and 6542nd ($1842 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st and 43rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 247th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1379	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1357	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1428	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27502	$18304

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542