Shangrao vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shangrao	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2065	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$263	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$505	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$800	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	84
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	6.44M	3.03M

The cost of living in Shangrao is 25% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7052nd and 6071st ($671 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shangrao compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Shangrao ranked 210th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6873rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangrao vs Taichung

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	Shangrao	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.13	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4836	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.02	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.5	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.84	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31722	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671