Houston vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$800
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.44M

The cost of living in Houston is 237% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1229th and 7052nd ($2265 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 74th 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 Shangrao. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 97th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Shangrao

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	Houston	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621