Oakland vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	21
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	441K	6.56M

The cost of living in Oakland is 441% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 95th and 7943rd ($3273 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 70th and 7142nd 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	$24.9	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$13867

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

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