Atlanta vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	499K	6.44M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 307% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 647th and 7433rd ($2641 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 94th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 179th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$28686

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620