Jacksonville vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	21
😀 Quality of life	87	46
🏙️ Population	950K	6.56M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 270% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1439th and 7929th ($2224 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 213th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 343rd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Shaoyang

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	Jacksonville	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$11939

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

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