Arlington vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	75	73
🏙️ Population	394K	20.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 181% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2320th and 7269th ($1807 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 196th 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1022nd and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Chengdu

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	Arlington	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$18347

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587