Manchester vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
21
😀 Quality of life
93
46
🏙️ Population
548K
6.56M

The cost of living in Manchester is 294% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1156th and 7929th ($2365 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 78th and 7123rd 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
$19.7
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.84
🥤 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
$1540
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$11939

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615