Arlington vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
394K
17.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 103% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2397th and 6106th ($1907 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 894th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Shenzhen

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Arlington Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638