Shaoyang vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$227	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	46
😀 Quality of life	45	83
🏙️ Population	6.56M	398K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 67% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 7790th and 2697th ($603 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1945th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang compared to 2 months in Wichita. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 7090th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Wichita

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	Shaoyang	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293