Manchester vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
548K
6.56M

The cost of living in Manchester is 246% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1798th and 7871st ($1998 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 110th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$11076

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586