Gold Coast vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	92	47
🏙️ Population	608K	6.49M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 280% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 839th and 7479th ($2528 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 124th and 6989th 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	$19.7	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633