Cost of living comparison
China is 42.3% cheaper than Austin.
If you lived in China instead of Austin, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Austin
|
China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Austin
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.85
|
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
|
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Austin
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.96
|
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,000.00
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.93
|
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
|
pay 81.4% less for housing
Austin
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.16
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,457.21
|
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,656.82
|
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.53
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
Austin
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,208.00
|
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Austin
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
|
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.93
|
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.12
|
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Austin
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.12
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.68
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.93
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.21
|
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
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