Shaoyang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shaoyang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$612
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$223
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$727
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
39
79
🏙️ Population
6.56M
17.7M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 36% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7649th and 5948th ($612 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 13th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 266th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 7013th vs 556th 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
$2.92
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3476
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3102
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.26
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10066
$24117

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$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618