Arlington vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	24
😀 Quality of life	74	39
🏙️ Population	394K	6.56M

The cost of living in Arlington is 206% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2251st and 7649th ($1869 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 262nd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1283rd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$10066

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610