Houston vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	2.3M	9.07M

The cost of living in Houston is 304% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1375th and 8245th ($2240 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 77th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Shenyang

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	Houston	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$24707

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Cities near Houston

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501