Shanghai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$602
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
24.9M
7.82M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 47% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4780th and 6542nd ($1136 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 43rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 4th vs 316th best cities to live in China, and 571st vs 7163rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Shangqiu

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Shanghai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

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