Saitama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$368
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
24
😀 Quality of life
79
39
🏙️ Population
1.33M
6.56M

The cost of living in Saitama is 70% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5386th and 7649th ($1038 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 262nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 592nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Shaoyang

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Saitama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610