Canberra vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$776
😷 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 270% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7929th ($2223 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 479th and 7123rd 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	$15.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$11939

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615