Houston vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$739
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	2.3M	9.07M

The cost of living in Houston is 338% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1258th and 8584th ($2248 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 526th 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 Shenyang. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 82nd and 3326th 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	$16.2	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$25284

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Cities near Houston

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511