London vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in London is 506% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 28th and 7943rd ($3662 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 4th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$13867

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619