Memphis vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	633K	7.82M

The cost of living in Memphis is 216% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2352nd and 7835th ($1891 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 183rd 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 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 293rd and 7180th 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	$16.4	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$17107

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

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