Shaoyang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$2916
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	17
😀 Quality of life	39	85
🏙️ Population	6.56M	216K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 68% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7740th and 2289th ($592 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 4th in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7044th and 356th 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	$2.82	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$11415

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604