Dallas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dallas is 166% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 689th and 5744th ($2497 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 116th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584