Shaoyang vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$209	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$4040
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	89
😀 Quality of life	39	97
🏙️ Population	6.56M	5.87M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7740th and 129th ($592 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7044th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Singapore City

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	Shaoyang	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605