Arlington vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2811
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1139
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$769
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	73
🏙️ Population	394K	21.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 73% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2324th and 4987th ($1913 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 6th 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 Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 895th and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Beijing

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	Arlington	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$25910

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759