New York City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	8.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in New York City is 598% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4th and 7914th ($4207 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 18th and 7360th 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	$23.6	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$16802

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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