Bandung vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$218	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	24
😀 Quality of life	40	39
🏙️ Population	2.88M	6.56M

The cost of living in Bandung is 8% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8276th and 7740th ($545 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 263rd in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6910th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Shaoyang

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	Bandung	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

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