Shaoyang vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$3450
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	39	85
🏙️ Population	6.56M	413K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 68% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 7740th and 2250th ($592 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 7044th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Tulsa

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	Shaoyang	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205