Memphis vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	18
😀 Quality of life	87	47
🏙️ Population	633K	6.49M

The cost of living in Memphis is 178% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2663rd and 7479th ($1851 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 91st 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 362nd and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/memphis/shangrao.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Memphis vs Shangrao infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/memphis/shangrao" target="_blank">Memphis vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Memphis vs Shangrao

Prices for goods and services in Memphis and Shangrao are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Memphis	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$30231

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

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