Shaoyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	99
😀 Quality of life	45	100
🏙️ Population	6.56M	5.45M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7790th and 649th ($603 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7090th and 3rd 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	$2.74	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$19140

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710