Austin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
24
😀 Quality of life
91
39
🏙️ Population
962K
6.56M

The cost of living in Austin is 304% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 812th and 7649th ($2473 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 262nd 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 116th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$10066

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$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610