Canberra vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$719
😷 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 1373rd and 7879th ($2258 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 222nd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 438th and 7390th 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	$15.6	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$19212

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522