Canberra vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	24
😀 Quality of life	86	45
🏙️ Population	381K	6.56M

The cost of living in Canberra is 235% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1949th and 7790th ($2019 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 167th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 413th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Shaoyang

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	Canberra	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$10279

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599