Jacksonville vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	950K	6.56M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 269% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1415th and 7790th ($2222 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 167th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 278th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$10279

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

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