Houston vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$571
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
2.3M
6.98M

The cost of living in Houston is 188% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1258th and 6518th ($2248 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 82nd and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601