Guangzhou vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$333
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
20
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.49M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 3% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6607th and 6691st ($742 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 70th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Ranked 6th vs 244th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 6824th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Shangrao

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Guangzhou Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$20642

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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