Dallas vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
1.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dallas is 110% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 689th and 4461st ($2497 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 6th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 116th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740