Houston vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$732
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	91	38
🏙️ Population	2.3M	9.71M

The cost of living in Houston is 258% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 1229th and 7346th ($2265 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 147th 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 Houston compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 97th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Nanyang

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	Houston	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$12899

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479