Saitama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$488
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$707
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
24
😀 Quality of life
77
38
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.82M

The cost of living in Saitama is 63% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4495th and 6735th ($1196 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 43rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 748th and 7140th 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
$5.64
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$17921

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529