Houston vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$602
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	2.3M	10.6M

The cost of living in Houston is 371% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1229th and 8748th ($2265 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 525th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 97th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Shijiazhuang

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	Houston	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$4785

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716