Austin vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	21
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	962K	6.71M

The cost of living in Austin is 173% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 858th and 6043rd ($2455 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 142nd and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Yancheng

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	Austin	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984