San Francisco vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Francisco	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8713	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$2867	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$4681	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$852	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7086	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	97	44
🏙️ Population	874K	7.82M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 588% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5th and 7835th ($4110 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. San Francisco ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 20th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Francisco	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.5	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$117	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3192	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2524	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4937	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4262	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10657	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9554	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.8	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.07	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1880	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18564	$17107

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765

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