Kitakyushu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$445
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
21
😀 Quality of life
89
46
🏙️ Population
935K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 81% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5098th and 7929th ($1088 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 255th and 7123rd 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
$6.76
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914

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