Arlington vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	85
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	394K	9.07M

The cost of living in Arlington is 249% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2153rd and 8334th ($1883 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 454th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 1499th and 3343rd 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	$15	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$24404

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500