Madrid vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	3.42M	6.56M

The cost of living in Madrid is 201% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2443rd and 7740th ($1781 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 263rd in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 151st and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Shaoyang

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	Madrid	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$11393

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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