Shanghai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$635
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
24.9M
7.82M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 60% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4461st and 6604th ($1190 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 53rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 4th vs 319th best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 7053rd 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
$4.9
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Shangqiu

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