Beijing vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$605
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
21.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Beijing is 84% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4887th and 7871st ($1065 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 396th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ranked 5th vs 236th best cities to live in China, and 583rd vs 6810th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Shaoyang

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Beijing Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586