Shaoyang vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shaoyang	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$4075
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	84
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	6.56M	633K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 72% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 7929th and 1578th ($601 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th and 5th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Shaoyang ranked 254th best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 7123rd and 50th 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	$2.77	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2920	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1847	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.25	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11939	$18457

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792