Oakland vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	441K	6.56M

The cost of living in Oakland is 440% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 90th and 7790th ($3254 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 45th and 7090th 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	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$10279

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

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