Edmonton vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	24
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.56M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 202% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2644th and 7790th ($1823 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 167th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 171st and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Shaoyang

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	Edmonton	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$10279

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599