Shaoyang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	17
😀 Quality of life	45	87
🏙️ Population	6.56M	216K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 68% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7790th and 2432nd ($603 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7090th and 358th 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	$2.74	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$12047

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811