Guangzhou vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$354
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.56M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6835th and 7929th ($782 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 213th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Ranked 7th vs 254th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 7123rd 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
$2.86
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$11939

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615