Edmonton vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$996	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	18
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.49M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 168% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2656th and 7385th ($1835 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 80th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 133rd and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Shangrao

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	Edmonton	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$25646

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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