Houston vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	91	39
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.56M

The cost of living in Houston is 283% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1229th and 7740th ($2265 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 97th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600