Arlington vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4719
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1925
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3749
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
394K
17.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 92% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2324th and 5618th ($1913 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 895th and 1163rd 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
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2162
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1579
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1486
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21592
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648