Gold Coast vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	608K	6.49M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 270% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 852nd and 7385th ($2530 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 80th 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 Shangrao. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 68th and 7068th 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	$20.2	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628