Canberra vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	17
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	381K	7.82M

The cost of living in Canberra is 269% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7914th ($2223 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 207th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 479th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Shangqiu

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	Canberra	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$16802

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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