Houston vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$720
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.56M

The cost of living in Houston is 285% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1234th and 7871st ($2221 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 86th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$11076

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586