Arlington vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1735
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	89
😀 Quality of life	78	75
🏙️ Population	394K	20.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 186% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2397th and 7467th ($1907 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 88th 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 Chengdu. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 894th and 1710th 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	$56.8	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.33
🥤 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	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$13059

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580