Shangqiu vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shangqiu	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$598	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$3299
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	17
😀 Quality of life	44	87
🏙️ Population	7.82M	216K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 68% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7835th and 2432nd ($598 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 3rd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Shangqiu ranked 298th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7180th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Wellington

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	Shangqiu	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.87	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.87	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17107	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811