Phoenix vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	71	21
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.61M	6.56M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 292% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1175th and 7929th ($2357 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 134th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Shaoyang

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	Phoenix	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$11939

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

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