San Francisco vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Francisco	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3781	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8717	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$2600	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$4501	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$806	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7795	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	97	39
🏙️ Population	874K	6.56M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 518% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9th and 7649th ($3781 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 262nd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 12th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Shaoyang

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	San Francisco	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2707	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2324	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5024	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4030	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11577	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11019	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.2	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.38	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2916	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31050	$10066

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610

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