Reykjavik vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Reykjavik	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3322	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6846	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$2058	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$916	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	52	21
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	139K	6.56M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 453% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 86th and 7929th ($3322 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th in Iceland and China, respectively. Check Iceland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 268th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Shaoyang

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	Reykjavik	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.6	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.3	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2151	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1861	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3373	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7832	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6385	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.51	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.49	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.44	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.83	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.26	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.1	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30361	$11939

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409

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