Cost of Living in Shaoguan

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$856
$2360
🛋️ Without rent
$432
$1582
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$424
$778
🍽️ Food
$267
$707
🚐 Transport
$72.8
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
😀 Quality of life
43
🏙️ Population
2.86M

The average cost of living in Shaoguan is $856, which is in the top 33% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6193rd out of 9294 in our global list and 22nd out of 544 in China.

The median after-tax salary is $1072, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months. Ranked 6879th (TOP 74%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 260th best city to live in China. With an estimated population of 2.86M, Shaoguan is the 180th largest city in China.

✈️ Closest airport 26 km Shaoguan Danxia Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 22.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 8629 Shaoguan University
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Prices in Shaoguan

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24054

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