Shangqiu vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shangqiu	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1657	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$3629
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	78
😀 Quality of life	44	93
🏙️ Population	7.82M	662K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 76% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7914th and 822nd ($602 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 207th and 2nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Shangqiu ranked 334th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 7360th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Vancouver

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	Shangqiu	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$348	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.5	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1731	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16802	$21986

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915