Shaoyang vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shaoyang	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$3317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	21	86
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	6.56M	518K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 69% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7929th and 2232nd ($601 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th and 144th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Shaoyang ranked 254th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7123rd and 177th 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	$2.77	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2920	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1847	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.25	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11939	$24899

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871