Arlington vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	17
😀 Quality of life	78	44
🏙️ Population	394K	7.82M

The cost of living in Arlington is 213% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2324th and 7879th ($1913 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 222nd 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 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 895th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$19212

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522