Phoenix vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	20
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.61M	6.44M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 260% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1184th and 7433rd ($2340 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 181st and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Shangrao

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	Phoenix	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$28686

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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