Philadelphia vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$707
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	1.6M	7.82M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 253% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 664th and 6735th ($2597 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 43rd 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 138th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$17921

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529