Manchester vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
548K
6.56M

The cost of living in Manchester is 249% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1500th and 7649th ($2137 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 262nd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 76th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$10066

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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