Shaoyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	39	100
🏙️ Population	6.56M	4.84M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7740th and 745th ($592 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7044th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Sydney

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	Shaoyang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683