Reykjavik vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Reykjavik	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3205	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6762	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$904	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4423	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	139K	6.56M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 430% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 119th and 7943rd ($3205 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 258th and 7142nd 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	$28.3	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.9	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.4	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.5	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2129	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1743	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3328	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.3	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.69%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7748	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6175	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.38	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.99	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.18	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.3	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.2	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$146	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$178	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30029	$13867

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619