Shaoyang vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shaoyang	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1684	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$827	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	84
😀 Quality of life	46	94
🏙️ Population	6.56M	633K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 70% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 7943rd and 1987th ($605 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 8th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shaoyang compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7142nd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Stuttgart

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	Shaoyang	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.5	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1552	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.43	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.37	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$415	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13867	$18116

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733