Arlington vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4719
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1925
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3749
$1237
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
89
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
394K
20.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 178% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2324th and 7360th ($1913 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 895th and 1238th 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
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2162
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1579
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1486
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21592
$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594