George Town vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	20	24
😀 Quality of life	78	39
🏙️ Population	41K	6.56M

The cost of living in George Town is 496% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 17th and 7649th ($3644 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.6 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 266th in China, while ranked 703rd and 7013th 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	$29.8	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$10066

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610