Guangzhou vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$333
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$727
😷 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 25% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7649th ($763 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 262nd 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 1036th vs 7013th 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
$3.58
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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