Shangqiu vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shangqiu Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$612
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1689
$998
🏠 One person rent
$247
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$424
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
17
5
😀 Quality of life
44
43
🏙️ Population
7.82M
115K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 49% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7879th and 8941st ($612 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 222nd and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shangqiu compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Shangqiu ranked 350th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7390th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shangqiu Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.5
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.32
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.12%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2811
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.4
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19212
$600

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$588
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$811
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$595
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$555
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$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

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$437
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$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
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$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274