Guangzhou vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$354
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
18
😀 Quality of life
74
47
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.49M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6835th and 7479th ($782 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 91st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Ranked 7th vs 204th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 6989th 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
$2.86
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$30231

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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