Houston vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	2.3M	9.07M

The cost of living in Houston is 269% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1367th and 7878th ($2261 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 14th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$22712

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Cities near Houston

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532