Austin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	24
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	962K	7.82M

The cost of living in Austin is 234% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 858th and 6735th ($2455 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 142nd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$17921

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529