Austin vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	18
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	962K	6.49M

The cost of living in Austin is 268% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 985th and 7479th ($2444 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 91st 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 54th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 217th and 6989th 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	$19.4	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$30231

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633