Shijiazhuang vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shijiazhuang	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1355	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$170	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$602	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	10.6M	690K

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 85% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8748th and 96th ($481 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 525th and 86th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Shijiazhuang ranked 39th best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5094th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Washington

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	Shijiazhuang	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.66	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.48	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.15	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2300	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1619	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.75	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.45	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4785	$24653

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979