Shangqiu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shangqiu	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1915	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$643	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	38	100
🏙️ Population	7.82M	4.84M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6735th and 745th ($736 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Shangqiu ranked 300th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7140th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Sydney

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	Shangqiu	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.69	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3083	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17921	$17957

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683