New York City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in New York City is 597% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4th and 7790th ($4203 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 New York City compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 11th and 7090th 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	$23.2	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$10279

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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