Austin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	21
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	962K	6.56M

The cost of living in Austin is 307% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 985th and 7929th ($2444 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 217th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Shaoyang

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	Austin	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615