George Town vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	20
😀 Quality of life	80	46
🏙️ Population	41K	6.44M

The cost of living in George Town is 456% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 30th and 7433rd ($3615 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 729th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Shangrao

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	George Town	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$28686

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

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