Phoenix vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	24
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	1.61M	6.56M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 288% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1184th and 7790th ($2340 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th and 167th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 181st and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$10279

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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