Gold Coast vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	608K	7.82M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 314% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 852nd and 7879th ($2530 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 222nd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 68th and 7390th 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	$20.2	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$19212

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522