El Paso vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$980	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	79	39
🏙️ Population	679K	6.56M

The cost of living in El Paso is 206% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2363rd and 7740th ($1813 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 263rd 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 633rd and 7044th 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	$18.9	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$11393

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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