Atlanta vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$727
😷 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 315% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 714th and 7649th ($2540 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 262nd 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 140th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$10066

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610