Arlington vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$1009
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
90
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
394K
10M

The cost of living in Arlington is 209% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2397th and 7792nd ($1907 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 894th and 3307th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Changsha

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Arlington Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562