Chengdu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$251
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
24
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
20.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 8% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7209th and 7649th ($660 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 262nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ranked 7th vs 266th best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 7013th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Shaoyang

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Chengdu Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610