Austin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
962K
17.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 158% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 812th and 5948th ($2473 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 116th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618