Saitama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$380
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
17
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.82M

The cost of living in Saitama is 78% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5151st and 7914th ($1073 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 207th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 1177th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Shangqiu

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Saitama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518