Saitama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$429
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
24
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
1.33M
6.56M

The cost of living in Saitama is 84% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4896th and 7871st ($1063 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 396th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 484th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586