Fort Worth vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	21
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	919K	6.56M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 274% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1371st and 7943rd ($2259 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 243rd 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 Fort Worth compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 137th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Shaoyang

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	Fort Worth	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$13867

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619