Paris vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	95	39
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.56M

The cost of living in Paris is 283% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1222nd and 7740th ($2267 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 25th and 7044th 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	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$11393

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600