Shangqiu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shangqiu	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$598	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$242	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$832
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	8
😀 Quality of life	44	63
🏙️ Population	7.82M	24.7K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 62% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7835th and 3601st ($598 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Shangqiu ranked 298th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7180th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Victoria

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	Shangqiu	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.87	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.87	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17107	$8213

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420