Canberra vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	20
😀 Quality of life	86	46
🏙️ Population	381K	6.44M

The cost of living in Canberra is 211% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1949th and 7433rd ($2019 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 413th and 6933rd 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	$14.3	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$28686

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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