Phoenix vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	24
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	1.61M	7.82M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 291% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1184th and 7835th ($2340 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 181st and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$17107

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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