New York City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.49M

The cost of living in New York City is 515% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4th and 7385th ($4202 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 15th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Shangrao

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	New York City	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$25646

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628