Adelaide vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	21
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.56M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 289% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1210th and 7929th ($2338 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 73rd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Shaoyang

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	Adelaide	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$11939

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615