Memphis vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	20
😀 Quality of life	87	41
🏙️ Population	633K	6.44M

The cost of living in Memphis is 179% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2179th and 7052nd ($1874 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 74th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 279th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Shangrao

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	Memphis	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$31722

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

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