Guangzhou vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$322
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
20
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6838th and 7433rd ($758 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 94th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Ranked 6th vs 207th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 6933rd 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
$2.82
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$28686

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620