Shangqiu vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shangqiu Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1915
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$371
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$643
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
24
5
😀 Quality of life
38
34
🏙️ Population
7.82M
115K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 74% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6735th and 8915th ($736 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Shangqiu ranked 300th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7140th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Shangqiu Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3083
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1982
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17921
$666

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$600
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$1385
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$584
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$459
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$312
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$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
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$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
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$419
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$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300