Denver vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	716K	6.56M

The cost of living in Denver is 359% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 463rd and 7740th ($2717 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 263rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 158th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Denver	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$11393

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600