Oklahoma City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$827
😷 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 219% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2243rd and 7943rd ($1931 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Oklahoma City ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 277th and 7142nd 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	$17.8	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$13867

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168

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