London vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	99	45
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in London is 539% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8th and 7790th ($3851 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Shaoyang

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	London	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$10279

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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