Austin vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	962K	6.49M

The cost of living in Austin is 259% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 548th and 6691st ($2590 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 70th 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 Shangrao. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 126th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Shangrao

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	Austin	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$20642

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Cities near Austin

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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696