Shaoyang vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$3578
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	34
😀 Quality of life	39	80
🏙️ Population	6.56M	543K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 70% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7740th and 1962nd ($592 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 1679th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 7044th and 561st 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	$2.82	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262