Shaoyang vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$7242
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	81
😀 Quality of life	39	98
🏙️ Population	6.56M	449K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7740th and 59th ($592 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 2nd in China and Switzerland, respectively. Check China vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7044th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Zurich

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	Shaoyang	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717