Arlington vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Arlington Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1685
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$1027
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$1784
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5161
$1510
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
394K
24.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 22% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2320th and 3152nd ($1685 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1983rd and 5th 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 3.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Arlington ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 647th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Shanghai

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Arlington Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.82
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1580
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.36
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.71
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.81
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$599
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$27276

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2040
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2322
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2011
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2020
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2018
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2008
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2132
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2020
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2104
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2021
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2019
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2018
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2178
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2007
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2015
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2032
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2012
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2018
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2489
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2013
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2010
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2009
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2016
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1958
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2008
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2011
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2017
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2024
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2147
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2325
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2008
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811