Dallas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.7M

The cost of living in Dallas is 166% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 700th and 5948th ($2550 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 13th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 113th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618