Manchester vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
93
45
🏙️ Population
548K
6.56M

The cost of living in Manchester is 276% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1330th and 7790th ($2265 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 107th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

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