Arlington vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$711
😷 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 83% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2397th and 5341st ($1907 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 894th and 2718th 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	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$25165

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748