Shaoyang vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$209	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	39	94
🏙️ Population	6.56M	690K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 81% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7740th and 96th ($592 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 86th 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 Washington. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 7044th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Washington

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	Shaoyang	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979