Arlington vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$3071
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1354
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$1802
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	74	77
🏙️ Population	394K	21.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 75% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2251st and 5141st ($1869 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 7th 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1283rd and 763rd 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	$16.2	$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$23714

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869