New York City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$727
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	97	39
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in New York City is 562% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5th and 7649th ($4051 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 13th and 7013th 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	$24.7	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$10066

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610