Shaoyang vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$3278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	78
😀 Quality of life	45	93
🏙️ Population	6.56M	662K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 75% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7790th and 931st ($603 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 4th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 7090th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Vancouver

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	Shaoyang	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812