San Antonio vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	81	24
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	1.43M	7.82M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 238% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1930th and 7835th ($2023 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 183rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 124th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$17107

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517