Manchester vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
21
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
548K
6.56M

The cost of living in Manchester is 288% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1193rd and 7943rd ($2348 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 84th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Shaoyang

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Manchester Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$13867

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Shaoyang

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