Shaoyang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shaoyang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1654
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$214
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$77
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
46
77
🏙️ Population
6.56M
17.5M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 36% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7929th and 6106th ($601 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th and 12th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 254th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 7123rd vs 1113th 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
$2.77
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.3
🥤 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
$244
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.4%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2920
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1847
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.25
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11939
$22916

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$554
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638