Madrid vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	3.33M	6.56M

The cost of living in Madrid is 209% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2194th and 7649th ($1889 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 262nd 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 149th and 7013th 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	$15.3	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$10066

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

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