Arlington vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	74
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	394K	9.07M

The cost of living in Arlington is 213% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2324th and 7878th ($1913 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 895th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Shenyang

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	Arlington	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532