Canberra vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	18
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	381K	6.49M

The cost of living in Canberra is 230% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7385th ($2258 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 80th 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 Shangrao. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 438th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Shangrao

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	Canberra	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628