Shangrao vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shangrao	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2065	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$505	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$800	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	41	100
🏙️ Population	6.44M	4.84M

The cost of living in Shangrao is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7052nd and 745th ($671 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shangrao compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Shangrao ranked 210th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6873rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangrao vs Sydney

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	Shangrao	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.13	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4836	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.02	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.5	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.84	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31722	$17957

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Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683