London vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	99	39
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in London is 460% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 37th and 7649th ($3427 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 2nd and 7013th 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	$23	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$10066

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610