Saitama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$368
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$679
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
24
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.82M

The cost of living in Saitama is 34% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5386th and 6542nd ($1038 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 43rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 592nd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542