Shangqiu vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shangqiu	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1689	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$424	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$3202
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	17	86
😀 Quality of life	44	90
🏙️ Population	7.82M	518K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 69% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7879th and 2172nd ($612 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 222nd and 131st in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Shangqiu ranked 350th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7390th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Sheffield

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	Shangqiu	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.32	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2811	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.4	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$257	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19212	$24916

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870