New York City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	8.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in New York City is 603% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4th and 7835th ($4203 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 11th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Shangqiu

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	New York City	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$17107

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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