Houston vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$865
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.23M

The cost of living in Houston is 246% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 1229th and 7175th ($2265 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 100th 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 Xinyang. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 97th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Xinyang

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	Houston	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558