Houston vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2240
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5311
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$2042
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4580
$767
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
93
46
🏙️ Population
2.3M
6.44M

The cost of living in Houston is 245% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1375th and 7433rd ($2240 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 94th 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 Houston compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 77th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.42
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1397
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2394
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1614
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.4
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2608
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1961
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.68
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$141
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23708
$28686

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2240
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2177
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620