Dallas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dallas is 179% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 948th and 6334th ($2447 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 months in Dallas compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 136th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

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