Guangzhou vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$352
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
39
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.56M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6548th and 7740th ($774 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 263rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ranked 6th vs 266th best cities to live in China, and 1055th vs 7044th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Shaoyang

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Guangzhou Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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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