Shaoyang vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shaoyang	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1684	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$218	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$827	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	8
😀 Quality of life	46	49
🏙️ Population	6.56M	24.7K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 63% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7943rd and 3452nd ($605 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7142nd and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Victoria

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	Shaoyang	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.5	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1552	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.43	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.37	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.4	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$415	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13867	$8750

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415