Arlington vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	21
😀 Quality of life	78	46
🏙️ Population	394K	6.56M

The cost of living in Arlington is 216% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2324th and 7943rd ($1913 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 895th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619