Houston vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
21
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
2.3M
6.56M

The cost of living in Houston is 274% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1367th and 7943rd ($2261 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 14th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Shaoyang

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Houston Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619