Philadelphia vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.6M	6.49M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 280% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 741st and 7385th ($2597 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 118th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$25646

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

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