Houston vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
2.3M
6.56M

The cost of living in Houston is 267% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1258th and 7649th ($2248 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 262nd 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 13th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 82nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610