Guangzhou vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$322
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.56M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6838th and 7790th ($758 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 167th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Ranked 6th vs 264th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 7090th 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
$2.82
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599