Chengdu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$242
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$720
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
24
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
20.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 11% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7269th and 7871st ($643 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 396th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ranked 7th vs 236th best cities to live in China, and 1633rd vs 6810th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Shaoyang

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Chengdu Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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