Paris vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	97	45
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.56M

The cost of living in Paris is 318% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 843rd and 7790th ($2517 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 18th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Shaoyang

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	Paris	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$10279

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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