Dallas vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	1.3M	6.56M

The cost of living in Dallas is 317% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 837th and 7740th ($2471 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 263rd 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 Dallas compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 130th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$11393

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600