Dortmund vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$675
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
21
😀 Quality of life
81
46
🏙️ Population
595K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 145% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4048th and 7943rd ($1482 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 243rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 625th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Shaoyang

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Dortmund Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619