George Town vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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George Town Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3374
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8402
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$2280
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$4877
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$837
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4688
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
20
24
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
41K
6.56M

The cost of living in George Town is 484% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 32nd and 7871st ($3374 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 754th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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George Town Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.2
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$6.34
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2356
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5734
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4269
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8481
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5200
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.78
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.86
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.93
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.3
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.3
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1229
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25346
$11076

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$1312
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$1371
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$1209
394 km or 245 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
402 km or 250 mi Guines
$1138
412 km or 256 mi Florida
$1784
414 km or 257 mi Sagua La Grande
$1269
418 km or 260 mi Artemisa
$1092
418 km or 260 mi Cardenas
$1220
419 km or 260 mi Matanzas
$1182
422 km or 262 mi Pinar del Rio
$1137
425 km or 264 mi Moron
$1626
429 km or 266 mi Camaguey
$1869
430 km or 267 mi Mandeville
$674
440 km or 273 mi Havana
$1001
459 km or 285 mi May Pen
$768
461 km or 287 mi Manzanillo
$2841
473 km or 294 mi Old Harbour
$698
476 km or 296 mi Linstead
$936
476 km or 296 mi Yara
$2555
487 km or 303 mi Spanish Town
$758
498 km or 310 mi Las Tunas
$1727
503 km or 312 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
504 km or 313 mi Kingston
$1250
510 km or 317 mi Bayamo
$2153
533 km or 331 mi Port Antonio
$1005
563 km or 350 mi Holguin
$1176
573 km or 356 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
587 km or 365 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
588 km or 365 mi Key West
$3241
593 km or 369 mi Cozumel
$940
599 km or 372 mi Isla Mujeres
$1048
608 km or 378 mi Cancun
$1291
615 km or 382 mi Playa del Carmen
$1101
646 km or 401 mi Tulum
$1322
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$1671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586