Dortmund vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$789
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
24
😀 Quality of life
91
39
🏙️ Population
595K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 168% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3100th and 7740th ($1585 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 263rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 114th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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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