Austin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	91	38
🏙️ Population	962K	7.82M

The cost of living in Austin is 219% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 812th and 6542nd ($2473 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 43rd 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 116th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$18304

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542