Canberra vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	21
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	381K	6.56M

The cost of living in Canberra is 273% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7943rd ($2258 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 243rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 438th and 7142nd 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	$15.6	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$13867

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619