George Town vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	20
😀 Quality of life	77	43
🏙️ Population	41K	6.49M

The cost of living in George Town is 368% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 32nd and 6691st ($3374 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 1 months in Shangrao. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 754th and 6824th 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	$30.2	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$20642

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696