Paris vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	20
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.44M

The cost of living in Paris is 288% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 843rd and 7433rd ($2517 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 18th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Shangrao

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	Paris	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$28686

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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