Edmonton vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$948	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	24
😀 Quality of life	89	39
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.56M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 199% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2475th and 7740th ($1769 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 263rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 181st and 7044th 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	$15.4	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$11393

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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