Fort Worth vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$776
😷 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 269% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1451st and 7929th ($2219 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 213th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 163rd and 7123rd 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	$18.1	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$11939

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615