Memphis vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$719
😷 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 213% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2305th and 7879th ($1917 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 311th and 7390th 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	$16.6	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$19212

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522