Shangqiu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shangqiu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1657
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$246
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
17
85
😀 Quality of life
44
86
🏙️ Population
7.82M
2.87M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 37% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7914th and 5984th ($602 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 207th and 5th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Shangqiu ranked 334th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7360th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Taichung

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Shangqiu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.57
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2751
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1731
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.01
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16802
$17495

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$581
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$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665