Saitama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$429
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
24
😀 Quality of life
79
41
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.82M

The cost of living in Saitama is 43% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4896th and 6604th ($1063 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 53rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 484th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543