Shangqiu vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shangqiu	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$598	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$242	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$6208
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	44	96
🏙️ Population	7.82M	690K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 82% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7835th and 73rd ($598 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 58th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Shangqiu ranked 298th best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7180th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Washington

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	Shangqiu	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.87	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.87	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17107	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949