Paris vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	97	44
🏙️ Population	2.15M	7.82M

The cost of living in Paris is 321% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 843rd and 7835th ($2517 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 18th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Shangqiu

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	Paris	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$17107

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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