Shaoyang vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shaoyang	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1684	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$827	$3202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	21	86
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	6.56M	518K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 69% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7943rd and 2172nd ($605 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 131st in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7142nd and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Sheffield

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	Shaoyang	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.5	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1552	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.43	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.37	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.4	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$415	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13867	$24916

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870