Puebla vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Puebla	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$396	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$715	$719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	17
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	1.43M	7.82M

The cost of living in Puebla is 72% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5190th and 7879th ($1051 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 222nd in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5640th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Shangqiu

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	Puebla	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$598	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$442	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20789	$19212

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942

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