Male vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$810
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
21
😀 Quality of life
64
46
🏙️ Population
133K
6.56M

The cost of living in Male is 118% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4490th and 7943rd ($1321 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5278th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Shaoyang

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Male Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$13867

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$261
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$243
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$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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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