Adelaide vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	21
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.56M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 289% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1178th and 7943rd ($2355 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 243rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 75th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Adelaide	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$13867

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619