Arlington vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$776
😷 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 217% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2397th and 7929th ($1907 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 213th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 894th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Shaoyang

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	Arlington	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$11939

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615