Istanbul vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$587
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
77
39
🏙️ Population
15.5M
6.56M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 84% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4816th and 7649th ($1125 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 790th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

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