San Francisco vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Francisco	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8713	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$2867	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$4681	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$852	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7086	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	97	45
🏙️ Population	874K	6.56M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 582% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5th and 7790th ($4110 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 1.7 months in San Francisco compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. San Francisco ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 20th and 7090th 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	$25.5	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$117	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3192	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2524	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4937	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4262	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10657	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9554	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.8	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.07	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1880	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18564	$10279

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765

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