London vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	99	41
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.44M

The cost of living in London is 391% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 58th and 7052nd ($3296 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 4th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Shangrao

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	London	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$31722

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621