Memphis vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	17
😀 Quality of life	87	44
🏙️ Population	633K	7.82M

The cost of living in Memphis is 207% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2663rd and 7914th ($1851 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 207th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 362nd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Shangqiu

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	Memphis	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$16802

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518