Houston vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$764
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
92
40
🏙️ Population
2.3M
6.44M

The cost of living in Houston is 214% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1258th and 6841st ($2248 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 76th 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 Houston compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 82nd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$19047

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$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694