Seattle vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	80	24
😀 Quality of life	91	39
🏙️ Population	737K	6.56M

The cost of living in Seattle is 409% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 158th and 7740th ($3015 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 263rd 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 98th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Shaoyang

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	Seattle	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$11393

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600