New York City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	95	47
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.49M

The cost of living in New York City is 533% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4th and 7479th ($4207 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 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 204th in China, while ranked 18th and 6989th 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	$23.6	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$30231

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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