Jerusalem vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	24
😀 Quality of life	85	39
🏙️ Population	936K	6.56M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 257% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1551st and 7740th ($2114 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 263rd in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 374th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Shaoyang

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	Jerusalem	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600