Leipzig vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$764	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	92	39
🏙️ Population	620K	6.56M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 156% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3353rd and 7740th ($1516 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 263rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 87th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Shaoyang

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	Leipzig	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$11393

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

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