El Paso vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	El Paso	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4015	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$981	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$1643	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.9	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3306	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	81	45
🏙️ Population	679K	6.56M

The cost of living in El Paso is 195% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2820th and 7790th ($1778 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th and 167th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in El Paso compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. El Paso ranked 206th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 665th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Shaoyang

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	El Paso	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1819	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.81	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.96	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6990	$10279

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1842
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1896
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1880
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$944
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1964
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1015
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$895
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2150
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1940
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2095
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1784
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$727
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2084
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2245
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2235
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1912
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2151
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2466
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2024
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$982
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2407
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2447
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2349
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371

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