Shaoyang vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shaoyang	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$3629
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	78
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	6.56M	662K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 76% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7929th and 822nd ($601 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th and 2nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Shaoyang ranked 254th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 7123rd and 53rd 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	$2.77	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2920	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1847	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.25	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11939	$21986

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915