Saitama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$364
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
24
😀 Quality of life
80
45
🏙️ Population
1.33M
6.56M

The cost of living in Saitama is 72% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5298th and 7790th ($1037 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 167th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 750th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599