Shaoyang vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$3141
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	86
😀 Quality of life	39	93
🏙️ Population	6.56M	2.79M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 76% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7740th and 861st ($592 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 4th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7044th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Toronto

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	Shaoyang	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095