Austin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
962K
24.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 118% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 548th and 4461st ($2590 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 6th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 126th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Shanghai

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Austin Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740