Guangzhou vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2288
$2029
🏠 One person rent
$331
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$847
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.1
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1308
$755
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
20
😀 Quality of life
75
40
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6612th and 6846th ($760 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 76th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Ranked 6th vs 225th best cities to live in China, and 1022nd vs 6899th 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
$3.58
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$49.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10315
$5350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$5.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$35
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15843
$18947

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$603
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$680
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$831
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$809
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$490
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$640
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$828
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$957
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1587
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$628
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$840
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2413
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2730
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$853
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$901
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$821
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$782
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1015
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$781
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$772
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$772
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$742
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$727
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$688
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$816
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$780
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$539
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$616
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$605
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$624
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$610
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$670

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$632
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$644
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$638
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$635
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$665
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$693
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$619
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$728
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$722
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$711
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$644
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$643
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$671
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$704
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$775
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$722
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$706
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$635
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$644
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$769
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$842
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$709
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$659
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$700
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$744
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$701
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$904
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$710
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$705
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$678
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$662
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$612
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694