Gold Coast vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	608K	7.82M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 320% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 839th and 7914th ($2528 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 207th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 124th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Shangqiu

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	Gold Coast	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$16802

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518