Houston vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$854
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	91	40
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.71M

The cost of living in Houston is 152% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1229th and 6043rd ($2265 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 97th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984