Gold Coast vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	20
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	638K	6.49M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 198% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1408th and 6691st ($2152 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 70th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 120th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Shangrao

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	Gold Coast	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$20642

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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