Houston vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
96
52
🏙️ Population
2.3M
6.98M

The cost of living in Houston is 174% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1367th and 6659th ($2261 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 22nd 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 Zhanjiang. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 14th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Zhanjiang

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Houston Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$18767

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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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593