Philadelphia vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	1.6M	7.82M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 324% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 741st and 7879th ($2597 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 118th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$19212

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

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