Seattle vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
737K
6.56M

The cost of living in Seattle is 375% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 206th and 7649th ($2908 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 102nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Seattle Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263

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