Shaoyang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shaoyang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	18
😀 Quality of life	46	85
🏙️ Population	6.56M	216K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7929th and 1932nd ($601 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th and 3rd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Shaoyang ranked 254th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7123rd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Wellington

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	Shaoyang	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2920	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1847	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.25	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11939	$13419

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865