Arlington vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
394K
17.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 111% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2476th and 6334th ($1856 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1375th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$22402

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2139
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2135
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2133
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2140
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2217
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2183
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2136
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2184
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2108
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2200
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2190
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2144
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2162
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2447
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2145
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2222
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2199
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2038
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2187
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2185
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2250
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2315
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2246
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2176
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2199
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2497
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2268
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2216
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2369

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634