Oakland vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	94	39
🏙️ Population	441K	6.56M

The cost of living in Oakland is 401% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 182nd and 7740th ($2968 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 263rd 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 38th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Shaoyang

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	Oakland	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$11393

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600