Austin vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$976
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	962K	6.17M

The cost of living in Austin is 213% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6772nd ($2416 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 30th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 151st and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Maoming

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	Austin	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$16634

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941