Austin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	962K	17.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 168% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 858th and 5950th ($2455 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 12th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 142nd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$22267

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609