Miami vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	84	24
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	442K	6.56M

The cost of living in Miami is 427% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 118th and 7790th ($3178 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 167th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 119th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Miami	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$10279

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

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