Shaoyang vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$2831
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	24	87
😀 Quality of life	39	90
🏙️ Population	6.56M	518K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 66% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7740th and 2490th ($592 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 147th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7044th and 141st 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	$2.82	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$9487

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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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750