George Town vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	20	24
😀 Quality of life	80	45
🏙️ Population	41K	6.56M

The cost of living in George Town is 500% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 30th and 7790th ($3615 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 729th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Shaoyang

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	George Town	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$10279

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

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