Shaoyang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shaoyang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$212
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$720
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
6.56M
17.5M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7871st and 5744th ($577 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 396th and 16th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 236th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 6810th vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Shenzhen

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Shaoyang Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3499
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3103
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.15
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11076
$24305

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584