Nashville vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	21
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	689K	6.56M

The cost of living in Nashville is 312% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 924th and 7929th ($2477 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 281st and 7123rd 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	$15.2	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$11939

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

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