Houston vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$942
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
2.3M
6.71M

The cost of living in Houston is 141% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1367th and 6021st ($2261 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 15th 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 months in Yancheng. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 14th and 6705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Yancheng

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Houston Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$16158

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$693
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$691
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$644
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$672
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$664
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$693
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$659
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$623
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$635
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$627
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$651
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$620
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$645
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$571
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$623
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$658
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$581
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$636
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$633
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$644
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$643
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$789
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$587
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$678
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$602
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$590
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$725
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$663
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$657
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$550
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$708
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$798
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$726
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$674
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$523
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1030