Shaoyang vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	33
😀 Quality of life	45	82
🏙️ Population	6.56M	543K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 69% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7790th and 2194th ($603 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1737th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 7090th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Tucson

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	Shaoyang	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245