Oklahoma City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1922	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4714	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1055	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$616	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3644	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	71	21
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	681K	6.56M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 220% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2320th and 7929th ($1922 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1744th and 213th 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 Oklahoma City compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Oklahoma City ranked 91st best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 312th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Shaoyang

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	Oklahoma City	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.84	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1804	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1279	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.51	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.7	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1590	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25219	$11939

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615