Shangqiu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shangqiu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1910
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$362
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
84
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
7.82M
3.03M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 25% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6604th and 5356th ($743 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 3rd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Shangqiu ranked 319th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7053rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Shangqiu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.73
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.08
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.16
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14498
$13893

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721