Shanghai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$635
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 106% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4461st and 7871st ($1190 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 396th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ranked 4th vs 236th best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 6810th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Shaoyang

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Shanghai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586