Austin vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	962K	6.44M

The cost of living in Austin is 272% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1002nd and 7433rd ($2416 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 151st and 6933rd 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	$19.1	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620