Nashville vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	24
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	689K	6.56M

The cost of living in Nashville is 319% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 832nd and 7790th ($2524 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 218th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Shaoyang

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	Nashville	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$10279

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

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