Bangalore vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$219	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	74	24
😀 Quality of life	68	39
🏙️ Population	12.3M	6.56M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 10% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8398th and 7740th ($533 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 263rd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 3159th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Shaoyang

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	Bangalore	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$11393

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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