Dallas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2471
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5897
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4999
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.7M

The cost of living in Dallas is 170% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 837th and 5950th ($2471 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 130th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Shenzhen

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Dallas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1475
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3000
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2244
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.5
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.6
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.3
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26393
$22267

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$349

$907

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609