Shangqiu vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shangqiu	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$598	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$2682
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	79
😀 Quality of life	44	92
🏙️ Population	7.82M	568K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 74% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 7835th and 1272nd ($598 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 13th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Shangqiu ranked 298th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 7180th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Surrey

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	Shangqiu	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.87	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.87	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17107	$12061

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741