Atlanta vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	499K	6.56M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 334% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 704th and 7740th ($2570 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 263rd 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 165th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$11393

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600