New York City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	98	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.44M

The cost of living in New York City is 547% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4th and 7433rd ($4203 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 11th and 6933rd 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	$23.2	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$28686

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620