Dortmund vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$736
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
24
😀 Quality of life
78
39
🏙️ Population
593K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 149% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3604th and 7649th ($1523 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 262nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 692nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610