Kitakyushu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$420
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1576
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
24
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
935K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 79% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5054th and 7790th ($1078 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 167th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Kitakyushu ranked 304th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 2677th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Shaoyang

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Kitakyushu Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.99
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12730
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917

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