New York City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in New York City is 595% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4th and 7943rd ($4202 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 New York City compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 15th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Shaoyang

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	New York City	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$13867

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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